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Mascali risen from the lava

Posted on 09/05/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mascali rises in the middle of the woods, and from the woods it took its Greek name (which means “something bushy”). But the woods you see today around the town, overlooking the eastern coast of Sicily, are not the same millenarians that saw it a sit was born. These trees have risen amidst recent lava […]

How Mt Etna affects the climate

Posted on 24/04/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Are you ready for the next excursion on Mount Etna? Listen to the advice of our good guides, but be ready for any unexpected event. Despite the forecasts and the expertise of those who will lead you, in fact, Etna is a great mountain. And in the great mountains the climate is always uncertain. But […]

Making art with Etna’s ash

Posted on 16/04/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna’s volcanic ash is a tragedy, when it covers thoroughly fields and towns. It is good for fertilize the land, yes. But when it is too much it can burn and destroy the harvest. Houses and streets are all covered in dark dust, made of micro glass crystals, which can damage throat and lungs. […]

Ideas for your Easter Picnic 2022 on Mount Etna

Posted on 11/04/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

You are supposed to spend Christmas with your family, but you can go where you like on Easter time! Maybe on Mount Etna, enjoying places but also food and great wines from Linguaglossa, to Sant’Alfio and up to Bronte. The Italian tradition says you shall just eat and pray, on Easter Day. But you can […]

Let’s learn something about pyroclastic flows

Posted on 28/03/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When we talk about pyroclastic flows, two terrifying images come to mind: Mount Vesuvius in Italy and Mount Nevado del Ruiz in Colombia. We know about the first one, and the eruption that buried Pompeii, only thanks to the chronicles written in ancient times. The second, instead, erupted in 1985 and the world witnessed live […]