Etna Archives

Discovering … Paternò!

Posted on 24/06/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Paternò is a place of mystery. Not in the strictest sense of the term, but it is a city with a thousand faces and none of them seems to be the real one. Powerful independent fiefdom at the time of the Normans (but it had been inhabited since the times of the Siculians, who founded […]

Etna, crater Voragine “sings” again!

Posted on 17/06/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

World War 2 had just ended when the Voragine crater opened at the top of Mount Etna. It was October 1945 and, suddenly, a portion of the thousand-year-old Central Crater – already flanked by the North East Crater – collapsed, creating a hole (pit crater) which in turn began an intense eruptive activity. This new […]

Five mistakes you should never make on Etna

Posted on 10/06/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you are a well-informed and passionate tourists, you will now know everything about Mount Etna, the highest and most famous active volcano in Europe. This gigantic mountain, which dominates the eastern coast of Sicily, is a universe of natural and historical beauty that contains urbanized landscapes, centuries-old woods, examples of Mediterranean but also Nordic […]

Lone Hikers: challenging Mt Etna every day

Posted on 02/06/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When we take tourists to Mount Etna we recommend a thousand times to be careful, not to take this special mountain lightly. Etna is a volcano and like all volcanoes it is a constant and complex mystery. In order to explore it you need to have the right skills and adequate preparation. But then, how […]

Theseus on Etna: the charm of a monument in nature

Posted on 06/05/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

In March 2024 a giant statue “appeared” on Mount Etna. A sleeping human face split in half, rising on a cube-shaped pedestal, atop a sciara (old lavas). It seems to admire the entire coast from above, with an expression of seraphic peace that invites you to relax and fully enjoy the mountain air. It is […]