Etna Archives

Mt Etna’s Caves

Posted on 01/04/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

One of the magic that a volcano as Mt Etna offers is its caves. Thanks to the lava that digs underground canals – or creates a solid layer around as it flows, remaining liquid inside – there are different types of grottos and caves scattered around the volcano. Come find them out with us! Though […]

Wine of Etna and Sicilian Wines

Posted on 11/03/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Sicily is fertile land, a rich, beautiful soil! It is not by chance that this island has always been a desire for many peoples, and many have conquered it, owned and exploited it for agriculture, even before that for trade or fishing. The volcanic soil that is found almost everywhere in the region, the many […]

Mt. Etna’s side eruptions

Posted on 28/02/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Those who have lived at the foot of Mt. Etna for more than thirty years certainly have seen at least one. And when they saw it, it was really scary. We are speaking of the side eruptions, those that suddenly break the ground on one of the sides of the volcano and begin to emit […]

Discovering the Nocellara olive oil of Mount Etna

Posted on 23/02/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

In order to discover the Nocellara oil, we must enter the wonderful unique microcosm that is Mount Etna. Here we find different climates and different expressions of the vegetation that adapts to these climates. We find the vines, which give some of the best wines of Sicily, the oaks and birches, the beautiful chestnut and […]

Is Mount Etna safe to visit?

Posted on 18/02/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When Mount Etna erupts there are two totally opposite and yet connected phenomena: the tourists from all over the world would like to rush to the volcano to admire the show, but those who are already on the spot quickly cancel the hotel room and flee ! How do you explain that? Volcanoes have always […]