excursion Archives

Etna, paroxysm 8: update

Posted on 02/03/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 again the protagonist of a paroxysm – the eighth – once again of considerable power. Lava fountains pushed to great heights, […]

Discovering Salina

Posted on 01/03/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 the only island of the Aeolians to be detached from the municipality of Lipari. It is divided into three administrative units: […]

Mt Etna update on February 27th and 28th

Posted on 27/02/2021 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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, but it does not upset the INGV volcanologists that much. There is a break, perhaps even a long one. It could […]

Mysteries of Agrigento

Posted on 21/02/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 not only a district capital and a city with a rich ancient history. Here are kept mysteries that are sometimes disturbing, […]

Five good reasons for visiting Etna in 2021

Posted on 15/02/2021 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 hard to travel in this situation and only the very passionate and adventurous will try the chance, as soon as possible. […]