Etna Archives

From Piazza Armerina to Mount Etna

Posted on 25/01/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

One of the most beautiful itineraries to follow, for those coming to Sicily for the first time, is certainly the one that leads from Piazza Armerina to Mount Etna. A tourist route that explores some inland areas of the island, their secrets, while approaching the great volcano from the west. Piazza Armerina is a medieval […]

Mt Etna, a new paroxysm and lava flows

Posted on 19/01/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

On January 18th around 9:30 pm Mt. Etna surprises everyone once again and kicks off yet another unexpected paroxysm. Or rather, the volcanologists knew it would come, but the people did not. It all seemed relatively calm, with the South East crater which – after so many days of Strombolian emissions – looked meek tonight. […]

The current eruption’s show

Posted on 22/12/2020 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna show continues! The eruption that began on St.Lucy’s Night 13 December 2020, in the summit area of the volcano does not seem to have respite yet. The experts had sensed it in the previous days, despite the many variations that occurred. After a short period of calm and decline in parameters, on December […]

The Scacciata, delicious Etnean Christmas food

Posted on 21/12/2020 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you have never heard of “Scacciata” before, do not look for it on Google. Come and taste! Words cannot express how good this traditional Christmas recipe is. It is typical of Sicily, especially of the Catania and Etna areas. Scacciatas, in Sicily, are different according to which part of the island you taste them. […]

Etna Current Eruption 2020

Posted on 14/12/2020 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The eruption on Saint Lucy’s Night started as a surprise, for many people who were looking at it from home. It was not a surprise for the “insiders”. The experts volcanologists in fact had been monitoring the tremors since afternoon of December 13th. As the clouds opened, at 11:30 pm, the whole Eastern Sicily could […]