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The Sound of Aurora on Mount Etna

Posted on 20/05/2024 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

In the second week of May, a spectacular natural event involved practically the entire world, with greater interest in the northern hemisphere – Europe and North America. It was a series of magnetic storms generated by the sun, which also manifested themselves through the alteration of the intensity of its rays, thus forming pink and […]

A Etna-Noto Itinerary

Posted on 13/05/2024 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If your holiday destination is the great Sicilian volcano, Mount Etna, know that in addition to being able to enjoy the wonderful nature of this mountain, you can also make it the basis for an itinerary. There are many routes that lead from Etna to the most fascinating places in Sicily and certainly one of […]

Theseus on Etna: the charm of a monument in nature

Posted on 06/05/2024 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

In March 2024 a giant statue “appeared” on Mount Etna. A sleeping human face split in half, rising on a cube-shaped pedestal, atop a sciara (old lavas). It seems to admire the entire coast from above, with an expression of seraphic peace that invites you to relax and fully enjoy the mountain air. It is […]

Mt Etna’s Animals: Eagles and Buzzards

Posted on 29/04/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a planet apart, a unique small world inserted in another “small world”, Sicily, in the center of the Mediterranean. This means that the fauna that populates our volcano is particular in many aspects, including that which involves the reintroduction of species into the environment. And so, the eagles fly again on the […]

Mt Etna’s spring place 2: Pietra Cannone

Posted on 22/04/2024 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The northern side of Mount Etna is the one that retains the coolness of winter for the longest, mixing it with the first warm spring temperatures. This creates a particular climate that allows beautiful colors to bloom. This is also why it is suitable for a spring destination, because it offers some corners full of […]