Etna Archives

Itinerary of the historic vineyards of Mt Etna

Posted on 26/04/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The disadvantages of living at the foot of an always active volcano like Etna are many. You have to adapt to earthquakes, eruptions, volcanic ash that invades roads and land. But the benefits far outweigh the downsides. Because precisely that lava, that ash, over the centuries nourish a very rich and proliferating soil. The agricultural […]

INGV, the prestigious institute supervising Etna

Posted on 19/04/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology – INGV – is the Italian board for the study, monitoring and information about the territory and volcanoes. A very useful institute for Italy which in fact is a huge source of geologic, seismic and volcanic events. It offers reasons for the research all the time and everywhere. […]

Are Mount Etna and the mud volcanoes of Paternò connected?

Posted on 05/04/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

They are one of the most interesting sites of Sicily, though also one of the less promoted! The Salinelle, the mud volcanoes of Paternò, are everywhere on that territory. The larger ones rise close to the city stadium, others are in the areas of river Simeto (Salinelle del Fiume) and San Biagio hamlet. And Mount […]

Surprise Etna! On eruption again

Posted on 24/03/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It had to be all over, they had to be the last breaths of an eruptive event that seemed to never end … and for four days in fact Mount Etna fell into silence. No more fountains, no more roars. Tremor decreasing. End of the eruption? Maybe. At the INGV they never get out of […]

Mount Etna’s flowers, which ones to admire in Spring

Posted on 22/03/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Apart from eruptions, Mount Etna is a whole universe to discover. Every season is magical on this volcano, from the days of snow to those of sun and flowers. Among endemic plants and foreign plants, which have found a home here, Etna is very rich in wild vegetation and beautiful colors. The flowers that fill […]