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What can you see in a one-day trip on Etna?

Posted on 30/06/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

If you are in Sicily you will surely have a very full schedule. This island is a continent and offers so many beautiful things to see that you may have no time to stop for long … even in the most beautiful place in the world, such as Mount Etna! So, if you have to […]

Etna: how did “baby” SEC change?

Posted on 23/06/2025 (23/06/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Today, the Southeast Crater (SEC) is called by everyone “the beast”, or “the black beast”, because it has effectively become one of the most impressive craters on the summit of Etna. For those who saw it born in 1971, however, it still remains “the little one”, “the child of Etna”. Yet the rapid and unexpected […]

Five catholic sanctuaries you can visit on Etna

Posted on 09/06/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

When you live in a dangerous territory, where nature continually dominates man, trusting in the divine becomes a habit for everyone. And the great volcano Mount Etna is dotted with sanctuaries, precisely because popular faith has always found “patrons” to ask to protection against the fury of nature. Mainly, people trust in the Madonna (the […]

Etna: big eruption on June 2 and collapse of the SEC

Posted on 02/06/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

“Guys, you call this GRAZING THE IMPOSSIBLE” says the voice, out of breath, while the video frames a huge black cloud hovering over the summit craters of Etna. The voice continues, with fear vibrating in the vocal cords: “Look at this cloud, we were just a stone’s throw away and thank goodness we had a […]

On June 2 at Castiglione di Sicilia: Etna, history and beauty

Posted on 26/05/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

June 2nd is an important holiday in Italy. It is a reminder of the importance and value of our republic and the sacrifices that were made to achieve this result, this victory of the institutions after World War 2. The celebrations for this day often include military parades and concerts, but most people celebrate June […]