Etna, paroxysm 8: update
It happens at around noon on March 2nd, yet another surprise from Mount Etna. A rapid rise in the tremor, the announcement live by the INGV and shortly thereafter the South East Crater was…
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Discovering Salina
Salina is the second largest island of the Aeolian Islands but also the one that hosts the highest peak of the archipelago, Mount Fossa delle Felci (962 meters above sea level). This is also…
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Mt Etna update on February 27th and 28th
After a week of fire and lava, explosions and violent tremors, Mount Etna hasn't expressed anything for 48 hours. A silence that amazes and leaves the many "fans" waiting with cell phones in hand,…
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Mysteries of Agrigento
How do those millenary temples manage to resist over the centuries? What is the Devil's Letter? And what do the Crusaders have to do with the city of almond trees in bloom? Agrigento is…
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Five good reasons for visiting Etna in 2021
Do not be discouraged! There will always be good reasons for visiting Mount Etna, in Sicily. Even during this Covid 19 pandemics which forces us to stay at home for some time. It is…
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Paradise islands Alicudi and Filicudi
The "far away twins" Alicudi and Filicudi are the westernmost islands of the Aeolian Archipelago. This makes them the most charming too. Not too long ago, there was no water nor streets, on these…
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From Piazza Armerina to Mount Etna
One of the most beautiful itineraries to follow, for those coming to Sicily for the first time, is certainly the one that leads from Piazza Armerina to Mount Etna. A tourist route that explores…
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The beauty of Lipari Island
The island of Lipari, as the other Aeolians, is also a volcano. Not definitely extinct, since it erupted in the 13th century from Monte Pilato crater! One of the largest islands of the archipelago,…
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Discovering Caltagirone with us
The world knows and loves Caltagirone. This is the "city of ceramics" and not just for tourist purposes. In Caltagirone, ceramics making is a very old handicraft, known long time before the Greek era.…
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Aeolian Islands in the winter
The Aeolian Islands in the winter are a tourist attraction for a few people. Not many tourists love summer paradises as they lose the sun and the crowds, going back to a "human scale"…
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