Etna Archives

Stromboli, the big eruption. Should we really fear volcanoes?

Posted on 04/07/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

If you are reading this page you have already given yourself the answer. No, we shall not be afraid to climb a volcano. But after the terrible events of 3 July 2019, the very violent eruption that shook the island of Stromboli causing fires, injuries and even a one dead … you may be wondering […]

Etna, easy routes for elderly people

Posted on 01/07/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

A particular mountain like Etna is a continuous challenge that certainly fascinates those who love trekking, or young people who like to bring their skills to the extreme limits. But it is still a relaxing landscape, rich in woods and fascinating ravines that can please even those who do not really feel like adventure, but […]

10 reasons why you should come to Sicily

Posted on 18/06/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

An enchanted island, ignored or denigrated for too long, Sicily is a planet apart. This land skillfully blends incomparable beauty with intolerable defects, human warmth and generosity with incivility. A mixture that makes it so real, otherwise it would have appeared too good to be true, too distant. Sicily is fatalism, expectation, poetic sensitivity and […]

Volcano Etna’s Mountain Huts

Posted on 11/06/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Go climbing alone the mountains is not recommended and very dangerous, even more so when the mountain in question is a volcano. Mt. Etna is a very high volcano (over 3.300 m), therefore you will find the high mountain climate on it, the same you could also meet on the Alps, especially in winter or […]

Mt Etna’s new eruption goes to end soon

Posted on 05/06/2019 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The new eruption of Etna seems to be shutting down. You can never say for sure, because the volcano could hold new surprises, but the activity is shrinking day by day. The volcanologists of the INGV of Catania write: […]