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Torchlight procession in August on Mt Etna

Posted on 21/08/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The torchlight processions in the mountains are now a common sight. It is easier to see them in winter, when the snow contrasts with the glow of the fire. It was the Alpine people who taught the world this tradition, filling certain cold nights on the highest peaks in Europe with lights. And the tradition […]

A recipe of dessert with Mt Etna’s berries

Posted on 15/08/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

An experience to do, when you come to visit Mount Etna, is that of collecting berries. You can do it anywhere, at any time during the late summer period (August-September). Even while you are on an excursion with your guides. What matters, however, is that you are on foot and that you want to take […]

Celebrating August 15th on Mt Etna

Posted on 08/08/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

On August 15th in Italy it’s Ferragosto Day. Ferragosto is a holiday invented by Cesar August, who granted rest and entertainment to his fellow citizens during the period in which he moved to his summer villas. Thus, the “Ferie Augustee“, since Roman times, are an unmissable event in Italy. The feast was later “adopted” by […]

Mount Etna for people who love luxury

Posted on 01/08/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A volcano seems to be the most “popular” destination in the world, after the beach. Difficult mountain, rugged landscapes, it seems “planned” for tough ones, for people accustomed to fatigue … This is a volcano. And Mount Etna, with its 3000 meters and over asl, is the highest volcano in Europe and the meeting place […]

Mt Etna’s summer festivals

Posted on 17/07/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you find yourself in these summer days at the foot of the great volcano Mount Etna, surely you have already booked your place at the beach or your excursion at high altitude. The charm of this restless mountain is the main attraction of the territory of Eastern Sicily. Surely, going to explore its woods, […]