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Giants of Mt Etna, stories of big trees

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

There are giants, on Mt Etna. Big, large beings leaving you breathless for their beauty and elegance. Do not be scared … they are not aliens! They are plants. Trees, to be exact. The giants of Etna are wonderful age-old trees that, from their nest in the woods, have seen armies, kings, events pass by. […]

Magazzeni, where the lava changed its course

Posted on 31/08/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

At about 6 km off the small town of Sant’Alfio, in a place almost wild and unhabited, you will find a small church with the typical alpine architecture. The Magazzeni Church. The name is quite strange, it reminds of a noble family or of “magazzini” (warehouses) used to keep agricultural tools. But it refers to […]

River Alcantara, not only Gorges

Posted on 24/08/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The Gorges of River Alcantara are a real worldwide tourist attraction, today. Those who come to visit Sicily want to see them, or ask for them, all the time. Could they be wrong? How can you resist the beauty of those prehistorical lavic walls carved by the river during centuries? How can you resist those […]

The magic of Lake Gurrida

Posted on 17/08/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Lake Gurrida is set on the western flank of Mount Etna, between the municipalities of Bronte and Randazzo. It appeared in 1536 after a side eruption of the volcano. The lava cut the bed of river Flascio and formed the small lake. During the following years, the river’s water found its way out through the […]

Etna, the mysterious “pyramids”

Posted on 09/08/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Are there pyramids on Mt. Etna? According to some historians, mostly foreigners, yes. Research published about five years ago by a French historian, Antoine Gigal, identified forty “mysterious” buildings in the countryside at the foot of the volcano. They are very similar of the sacred buildings of Central America. Just like the Mexican square pyramids, […]