Etna Archives

Discovering Aci St Antonio

Posted on 20/12/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you want to live thoroughly Mount Etna you must also learn about its territory. A whole universe around it. Among so many big and small towns living on Etna’s products and tourism, we will tell you about Aci St Antonio (district of Catania). This is one of the nine “Aci Territory” towns, all belonging […]

Christmas at Linguaglossa

Posted on 13/12/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The gate to the cold northern flank of Mount Etna, and to its ski tracks, Linguaglossa is the capital of winter tourism in the Catania area. We already wrote about this lovely town, since it is a place many people love to visit, also in the summer. Gourmets also love Linguaglossa very much. Here you […]

The “ghost” of Serracozzo

Posted on 06/12/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It is not easy to get to Grotto of Serracozzo, on the north-east side of Mt Etna. When you get there, then, you shall come to terms with … its “ghost”. Do not be scared, though. It is a very nice ghost that will leave you speechless for sure. But not for fear, for so […]

Ognina, Catania and its lava cliff

Posted on 29/11/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When you arrive in Catania on a cruise ship, or when – even better – you glide towards the airport, you will surely admire the expanses of black rock along the city’s waterfront. A first taste of the volcanic landscape that you will see if you take an excursion on Mount Etna. You can do […]

Etna North, itineraries among woods and Middle Ages

Posted on 22/11/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The north side of Mount Etna is the coldest and most “alpine”. The temperatures remain balanced or low for most of the year, on this side. It is no coincidence that the ski and snowboard schools are located here. The north side of Etna consists of ancient craters, very dense woods, glaciers and villages of […]