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Mt Etna, how to walk on cold lava streams

Posted on 16/09/2019 (20/12/2024) 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, […]

Etna North, discovering the “perfect eruption”

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

Mount Etna is a surprising volcano. This is the reason why it is privilege and fun to explore it and you should never miss the chance. We will take you to discover places, events and incredible evidences telling about a “living” mountain that changes everyday and offers unique shows. The eruption that broke part of […]

Nicolosi and its Red Mountains

Posted on 18/08/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A town and the volcano closely linked, for better or for worse, in life and death and in the return to life. Here is a summary of the history of Nicolosi and its “Monti Rossi” (Red Mountains), the cones that determined both the terrible eruption that upset this side of Etna and the natural beauty […]

Mt Etna, a new eruptive vent on July 27

Posted on 27/07/2019 (20/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A new eruptive vent opened around noon on Saturday 27 July 2019 on Mount Etna, precisely on the southern side of the New South East Crater. The fracture resulted in the emission of considerable quantities of gas and very fine ash that formed a cloud directed towards the sea. If this means the beginning of […]

Mt Etna’s new eruption goes to end soon

Posted on 05/06/2019 (21/12/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The new eruption of Etna seems to be shutting down. You can never say for sure, because the volcano could hold new surprises, but the activity is shrinking day by day. The volcanologists of the INGV of Catania write: […]