Visit Mount Etna below 1000 meters
If above 1000 meters above sea level, Etna assumes the appearance of a real volcano, with entire regions of wild and harsh nature, extinct or active craters and lava caves, everything changes as you…
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Visit Mount Etna above 1000 meters
Etna is not just a volcano, but a great universe apart, all to be discovered. Nothing is "normal" up here ... you can find Nordic birch trees, grazing alpacas, camels and mountain chestnut trees.…
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Mt Etna on a crazy 24-hour eruption
Mount Etna often changes style and modality of manifestation of its volcanic phenomena and therefore should not surprise yet another revolution. But it is surprising, indeed, because it is still not possible to interpret.…
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Mount Etna’s brand new eruptive situation
Volcanologists had said it right away, when the volcano seemed to fall asleep in April. Mount Etna activity is not over, it is only on hiatus for some time. How much time? It is…
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Mount Etna’s new eruption “greets” singer Franco Battiato
The dawn of May 19th on Mount Etna started with a weird eruption. Not even volcanologists expected it, it came so suddenly and almost without any warning signal. As the note released by Dr.…
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Etna South, itinerary of castles and old craters
The southern flank of Mt Etna, so as the eastern one, is the most troubled. It suffered many low altitude eruptions and opening of new vents, in centuries. Now they look like green hills…
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Two tourist itineraries at East Etna
If your holidays include the territory of the great volcano Mount Etna you might wish to learn about different itineraries. You might like to discover places and feelings. Some locations are very famous, and…
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Mount Etna’s lava, a unique rock
First of all, we must say that there is no single type of lava from Mt. Etna. Or rather, over the millennia this material has changed constantly. It depends on the development of the…
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Itinerary of the historic vineyards of Mt Etna
The disadvantages of living at the foot of an always active volcano like Etna are many. You have to adapt to earthquakes, eruptions, volcanic ash that invades roads and land. But the benefits far…
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INGV, the prestigious institute supervising Etna
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - INGV - is the Italian board for the study, monitoring and information about the territory and volcanoes. A very useful institute for Italy which in fact…
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