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The Musarra Rock

Posted on 31/01/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you live or visit the eastern flank of volcano Mount Etna, where the great valley Del Bove opens, you will certainly spot Rocca Musarra, the Musarra Rock. It rises from the volcano’s “belly” like a scary giant tooth, surrounded by century-old cold lavas. The Musarra rock is a silent witness of important history. In […]

Ragalna and its territory

Posted on 24/01/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

As many other small towns in Sicily, Ragalna has the magic of a “double” name. One is connected to a tale, another to real history. It comes from the Arabic, meaning probably “the palace (rach) of Hanna”. But if you are a romantic soul you might prefer, instead, the meaning of raag (desert of stones) […]

The Grotto of Raspberries, the sky underground

Posted on 17/01/2022 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you want to experience absolute magic, let us accompany you to the Grotto of Raspberries, on the north side of Mount Etna. Here, literally, the sky enters inside, illuminates the subsoil and makes the whole environment almost a fairytale. It is one of the most popular and most requested caves, touristically speaking, in any […]

Winter sports on Mount Etna

Posted on 10/01/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a Sicilian volcano. Therefore in the world’s imagination it is a mountain off ire in a warm place, in the middle of the warmest sea in Europe! Yet, between January and February, when the Sicilian winter strikes the island in all its severe violence, the temperatures on this mountain (over 3000 meters […]

The rocky beaches of Stazzo and St Tecla

Posted on 03/01/2022 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Stazzo and St Tecla are seaside villages that belong to the town of Acireale. The wide territory of this municipality makes these villages rise a few kilometers away from the main town. They almost look independent towns themselves. From Stazzo, you see Acireale so far away! But centuries of history and a common geography do […]