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Etna on eruption, on August 13th night

Posted on 14/08/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Surprising as only Mount Etna can be … it gives, on the eve of the August 15th Midsummer Festival, an eruption that almost no one expected. The last paroxysmal event had occurred in May 2023, and since then the volcano had remained in apparent calm. The tremor vacillated continuously, but the gases did not find […]

Charmed by the Soapwort flower of Mt Etna

Posted on 07/08/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It is not easy to see the Saponaria (Soapwort) flower. This is a privilege reserved for a few lucky and skilled hikers. Especially for fans of Mount Etna, the Sicilian volcano that never ceases to amaze and fascinate. The phenomenon of the flowering of these “pink flower cushions” (or white flower too) lasts a few […]

Exploring Etna. Will you walk or go by jeep?

Posted on 31/07/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

And you? Are you part of the trekking team or the jeep team? By now the battle is open and the discussions are almost everywhere. The only point of agreement seems to be to refuse, however, both quads and motocross bikes. But otherwise each faction remains convinced of its own way of exploring a volcano […]

Mount Etna’s summer place 2: from Cerrita Wood to Casa Calabresi

Posted on 16/07/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Our second suggestion for the summer on Mount Etna focuses totally on the eastern flank, in the section where it “climbs over” the ridge towards the northern flank. Here, above the towns of Milo and Fornazzo, splendid still intact woods extend. They offer fresh shade and perfumes on the hottest days of the year. At […]

Summer is … Etna cherries

Posted on 09/07/2023 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

In the great variety of environments that make up the volcano Mount Etna you can find a bit of everything: the rocky desert, the forest, the orchard. And if many today identify Etna with fruits such as apples and prickly pears, they should know that there is so much more. For example, there are delicious […]