Etna Archives

Mysteries of Sicily, where to test your fears

Posted on 04/08/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you have already booked your tour on Mt Etna with your guide, you certainly are brave enough to face the steep paths, the roars and fountains of fire of an active volcano. But will you be as brave if you see … a ghost? Or if you hear a scary tale? Or any other […]

Mt Etna, the eruption of July 27 is over

Posted on 29/07/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

(photo above: Grazia Musumeci – photo in the article by Massimo Tamajo Fotografo Naturalista) The spectacular eruption that resulted from the nth fracture of the New South East Crater lasted less than 24 hours. In addition to the continuous emissions of gas and ash, a copious river of lava started from the new vent, which […]

Mt Etna, a new eruptive vent on July 27

Posted on 27/07/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A new eruptive vent opened around noon on Saturday 27 July 2019 on Mount Etna, precisely on the southern side of the New South East Crater. The fracture resulted in the emission of considerable quantities of gas and very fine ash that formed a cloud directed towards the sea. If this means the beginning of […]

Mt Etna, a new eruption starts on July 19

Posted on 20/07/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

UPDATE FROM INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY– The eruption has ended on July 21st A new eruption has just started on Mt.Etna. By the dawn of July 18th, the great Sicilian volcano had begun to show signs of nervousness. The volcano, which however had not been quiet for some time, had manifested the first flashes due to […]

What is a “Trunzu di Aci” and why you should taste it

Posted on 15/07/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When the people of Catania want to needle and bother the inhabitants of the nearby baroque town of Acireale, with whom they have always been in a rivalry, they say tyey are “teste di trunzu” (cabbage heads). That indicates their stubbornness, their being hard-headed like the trunzu cabbage that grows on their territory. Besides the […]