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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. […]

Quarantined? No problem. Find out the beauties of a virtual Sicily

Posted on 11/04/2020 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Easter Monday in Italy is a day devoted to walk in the nature, trips and pic nics. Not long ago we gave you advice on where to spend Easter Monday, if you are on Mt Etna in this period. Unfortunately today we know that it is impossible to realize these excursions. Due to the serious […]

Autumn tradition’s sweet recipes of Mt Etna

Posted on 25/11/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a small universe apart, which produces animal and plant life and which changes almost completely each season. Its fertile soil allows the growth of numerous delicacies such as mushrooms, chestnuts, pistachios, citrus fruits and the inevitable prickly pears. The best time to enjoy these products is autumn. Between October and January, in […]

The challenge of the Montagnola

Posted on 21/10/2019 (09/09/2024) 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 […]

Mt Etna, how to walk on cold lava streams

Posted on 16/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

At first sight you will think it is just a kids’ game. Can it be so different from walking on the Alps’ top, through a rocky desert or any other rocky beach? Do you really need a guide in order to learn how to walk on Mt Etna’s cold lava streams? Of course you do, […]