Etna Archives

How Mt Etna affects the climate

Posted on 24/04/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Are you ready for the next excursion on Mount Etna? Listen to the advice of our good guides, but be ready for any unexpected event. Despite the forecasts and the expertise of those who will lead you, in fact, Etna is a great mountain. And in the great mountains the climate is always uncertain. But […]

Making art with Etna’s ash

Posted on 16/04/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna’s volcanic ash is a tragedy, when it covers thoroughly fields and towns. It is good for fertilize the land, yes. But when it is too much it can burn and destroy the harvest. Houses and streets are all covered in dark dust, made of micro glass crystals, which can damage throat and lungs. […]

Ideas for your Easter Picnic 2022 on Mount Etna

Posted on 11/04/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

You are supposed to spend Christmas with your family, but you can go where you like on Easter time! Maybe on Mount Etna, enjoying places but also food and great wines from Linguaglossa, to Sant’Alfio and up to Bronte. The Italian tradition says you shall just eat and pray, on Easter Day. But you can […]

Visit Roccella Valdemone

Posted on 04/04/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a spectacular volcano to explore in all its forms and in every corner. But there are places from which Etna can be admired in its full majesty, becoming a unique and unforgettable panorama. Among the villages that surround the volcano and admire it from a distance there is Roccella Veldemone (Messina). And […]

Let’s learn something about pyroclastic flows

Posted on 28/03/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When we talk about pyroclastic flows, two terrifying images come to mind: Mount Vesuvius in Italy and Mount Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia. We know about the first one, and the eruption that buried Pompeii, only thanks to the chronicles written in ancient times. The second, instead, erupted in 1985 and the world witnessed live […]