Etna, crater Voragine “sings” again!
World War 2 had just ended when the Voragine crater opened at the top of Mount Etna. It was October 1945 and, suddenly, a portion of the thousand-year-old Central Crater - already flanked by…
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Five mistakes you should never make on Etna
If you are a well-informed and passionate tourists, you will now know everything about Mount Etna, the highest and most famous active volcano in Europe. This gigantic mountain, which dominates the eastern coast of…
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Two Churches at Piano Vetore
If you want to take a few moments of spirituality on Mount Etna, choose Piano Vetore to do so. Here, on this grassy plain that opens to the south-west flank, overlooking the summit craters…
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The Sound of Aurora on Mount Etna
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…
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A Etna-Noto Itinerary
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…
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Theseus on Etna: the charm of a monument in nature
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…
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Mt Etna’s Animals: Eagles and Buzzards
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…
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Mt Etna’s spring place 2: Pietra Cannone
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…
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Patrick Brydone, the man who “discovered” Etna
Some piedmont towns (Zafferana Etnea) even dedicated a road to him, today's researchers are deeply grateful to him. Who is this man? Patrick Brydone, the man who "discovered" Mount Etna. Or rather one of…
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Three ideas for your … Easter with Etna!
Easter is the “gate to spring”, it is the celebration that throughout the Western world introduces the most beautiful season of the year. Here in the Etna area, Easter is a celebration linked to…
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