Lone Hikers: challenging Mt Etna every day
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…
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Theseus on Etna: the charm of a monument in nature
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…
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Mount Etna’s great show of “gas rings”
Mount Etna prepares a new eruption and does so in style, drawing the world's attention to itself. It does this by emitting a "feast" of gas rings that, depending on the daylight and evening…
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The mysterious paroxysm of 2021
Year 2021 was one of the "busiest years" on Mount Etna in terms of eruptions. A crisis that began in 2020 led Sicily's great volcano to erupt at an impressive rate for the next…
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Volcanic “bombs”, what and where are they
Volcanic bombs are shreds, "drops", of incandescent lava that are expelled from the mouth of a volcano, even many kilometers away. They can have different dimensions, ranging from a few tens of centimeters up…
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Mount Etna’s caves you can explore with children
Exploring Mount Etna with children may seem like a difficult and stressful undertaking at first. But if you exploit the children's natural passion for nature and adventure everything becomes simpler... and the experience can…
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Five reasons to visit… Trecastagni
Among the most fascinating Etna destinations there is certainly the town of Trecastagni. Located on the south-eastern side of the volcano, along a trail of ancient extinct cones that rise towards the top of…
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Mount Etna’s animals 3: meet the viper without fear
Mount Etna is a safe environment for hikers, especially for those who venture onto the great volcano with the right information. The territory hides problems that can be avoided with the help of a…
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Mt Etna’s winter place 2: Ripe della Naca
The location called "le Ripe della Naca" (the ropes of the cradle), on the eastern side of Mount Etna, is always suggestive and fascinating, in every season. But seeing and experiencing it in winter,…
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What if Bocca Nuova Crater erupted… ?
It's been having fun for months now, creating its amazing gas rings calmly and happily... the Bocca Nuova Crater has been trying to get noticed for a while. Not that it needs it, given…
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