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Photos to autumn leaves: how and where on Mt Etna

Posted on 09/11/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Foliage season (from the French “feuillage”) is the time of year when the trees turn yellow or red just before losing their leaves. It is a very specific moment in autumn, when different conditions intertwine—temperature, rainfall, humidity—favoring the die-off of seasonal leaves. Every mountain has a foliage season, and on Mount Etna, which by its […]

Etna Chestnuts and How to Eat Them

Posted on 03/11/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Do you love chestnuts and also enjoy outdoor walks in a breathtaking setting? Nothing could be easier than harvesting these delicious fruits on Mount Etna in autumn. Our great volcano is transformed during this season. Fascinating colors fill the countryside, and the many chestnut groves that grow on every side of the mountain offer their […]

Adrano: the “black” city of the Norman knights

Posted on 12/10/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Adrano is deeply embedded in Mount Etna. So deeply embedded that even its name (from the Sican word àdron) means “black,” due to the volcanic rock landscapes surrounding the town. Its territory, located on the volcano’s southwestern flank, extends to the summit craters and includes part of the Simeto River. Spectacular nature unfolds around this […]

Etna Social Hub: learning Etna from social media … so to get out of them!

Posted on 29/09/2025 (29/09/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The event held on Sunday, September 28th in Fornazzo di Milo, at the Chestnut Ecomuseum, was no ordinary event… even though it was part of the town festival. ETNA SOCIAL HUB, as it was called, was a turning point that pointed the way, a new way of experiencing our volcano. And it did so in […]

Mount Etna’s three districts: Enna

Posted on 15/09/2025 (15/09/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

One of the privileged balconies overlooking the mighty volcano Mount Etna is that of the city that somehow recalls its name: Enna. Nothing to do with it, of course; the two names are not the same. Etna derives from the Greek aìthne (fire), while Enna owes its name perhaps to the plant used for the […]