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Discovering Mojo Alcantara

Posted on 13/05/2019 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It all started from here, from the hill you will immediately see as soon as you arrive. It stands there, green and quiet, covered with peach trees, but once it was a volcano. From Mount Mojo, in fact, came out the lava stream that – 3000 years ago – covered the route along river Alcantara […]

Valle del Bove, a natural basin against eruptions

Posted on 06/05/2019 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The place we now call the Valle del Bove (the valley of the ox) is actually the still visible testimony of a huge geological tragedy that occurred about 10,000 years ago. At that time Etna was a much higher volcano than now, conical in shape, that at a certain point exploded, halving its size and […]

Noto’s “Infiorata” : a celebration of senses

Posted on 30/04/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Book your Sicilian holiday in May and we will take you to discover one of the most beautiful traditions of our island: the Infiorata – “flower drawing” – of Noto. Surely you will have heard of it, but seeing it and experiencing it is something unique. An almost total sensory experience, because it involves eyes […]

The Best Season To Visit Mount Etna

Posted on 08/04/2019 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

What is the best season in the year to visit Mt. Etna, with its villages and towns? What is the best season to do some open air sports over there? Every season is a good season to come and visit this great volcano, because Mt.Etna changes every month. We can only suggest, after the new […]

Mt Etna’s Caves

Posted on 01/04/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

One of the magic that a volcano as Mt Etna offers is its caves. Thanks to the lava that digs underground canals – or creates a solid layer around as it flows, remaining liquid inside – there are different types of grottos and caves scattered around the volcano. Come find them out with us! Though […]