excursion Archives

Discovering Caltagirone with us

Posted on 04/01/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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. Thanks to the clay soil of the hills all around, there has always been a large production of ceramic vases, tiles, […]

Aeolian Islands in the winter

Posted on 28/12/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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” life. Some places, though, keep their magic. Aeolian Islands, for example. Will you ever come and live over here between November […]

The current eruption’s show

Posted on 22/12/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna show continues! The eruption that began on St.Lucy’s Night 13 December 2020, in the summit area of the volcano does not seem to have respite yet. The experts had sensed it in the previous days, despite the many variations that occurred. After a short period of calm and decline in parameters, on December […]

Stromboli, the hidden giant

Posted on 07/12/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

One of the highest volcanoes in Europe, though no one knows, Stromboli lies for the most part under the Tyrrhenian Sea. If you could empty the sea, you would admire the 2000 meters of its volcanic structure. But only 926 of them are visible above the sea surface. A hidden giant, so. A giant who […]

Mt. Etna, new eruption of South East Crater

Posted on 06/12/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Something is changing to south east! From the end of November, the explosive activity that has now characterized the summit of Mt. Etna for almost one year has intensified. It is now involving also the youngest of the five craters. Or we should say four, as something is really going on up there. In fact, […]