excursion Archives

The challenge of the Montagnola

Posted on 21/10/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The name (Montagnola means “small mountain”) seems to indicate something small, and even looking at it from the base of the cableway it looks like just a small hill. But you must reach it and, above all, face it to understand that the Montagnola is not small nor simple at all. Instead, this gigantic hill […]

Discovering the Chiancone of Praiola

Posted on 14/10/2019 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Halfway between Acireale and Taormina, in the municipal area of ??Giarre, there is a very special beach: Praiola. The beach is very small and narrow, even uncomfortable, as it is formed by large round stones and in continuous movement due to the frequent sea storms. But people love to bathe here, despite the difficulties, and […]

Torre del Filosofo and the Laghetto Crater

Posted on 07/10/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A continuously changing landscape, Mount Etna has erased many places in time and others -that are still visible today- maybe tomorrow won’t be there anymore. The lava eruptions and the ashes change the top territory all the time and make these places a mix of geography, history and myth. We shall lead you to the […]

Mt Etna, the best places for your photos to eruptions

Posted on 30/09/2019 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mt Etna is a never ending show. It is beautiful all the time, in every season, and offers all the best nature has. Blooming and scented in springtime, colourful in the autumn, covered in snow in the winter and always ready to take you by surprise with its eruptions. An explosion today, lava flows or […]

Visit Mt. Etna in autumn

Posted on 23/09/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you missed the chance to come to Sicily this summer, do not give up. Perhaps the best is yet to come. Have you ever tried to enjoy this island in autumn (in the fall)? Have you ever tried to imagine what does it mean to admire Mount Etna during this season? Maybe it’s the […]