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Etna, eruptions of 1923 and 1928

Posted on 15/10/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The two eruptions that marked the 1920s on Etna are not connected to each other. In fact, they took place on two different sides and with a five-year break between each other. But they are linked by the danger and the feeling of disaster that they both brought with them. Rare sensations, because although Mount […]

Archaeoastronomy and how to do it on Mt Etna

Posted on 09/10/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Have you ever gone stargazing on top of a mountain, to find those perfect conditions of visual clarity? If you have done it at least once, perhaps you are fond of astronomy. And if you are, you should become familiar with a relatively new and very exciting discipline: ARCHAEO-astronomy. If you live in areas that […]

Mount Etna’s autumn place 2: Piano Provenzana’s “dagala oasis”

Posted on 02/10/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

We told you what dagalas are on these pages some time ago, and if you remember well there was something magical in that story. Like there is always something magical in each of these oases sown among the lava expanses. For the month of October, our suggestion for the ideal autumn place is right among […]

Etna, the “cancelled” eruption of 1910

Posted on 25/09/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

There are places that are exposed to natural events more than others. And when the “natural event” is a volcano, those places happen to be fields, villages or even cities. Mount Etna is a gigantic and ancient volcano and man has always tended to colonize it because the advantages always outweigh the disadvantages. So even […]

Trekking or Hiking, where you can do them on Etna

Posted on 18/09/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Is Etna a good place for doing trekking? And what about hiking? But are they not the same thing? No, actually trekking and hiking are not the same sporting activity. Even if initially, mistakenly, you might believe that it was the same thing but indicated with different terms (English and American), today you know that […]