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Lone Hikers: challenging Mt Etna every day

Posted on 02/06/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

When we take tourists to Mount Etna we recommend a thousand times to be careful, not to take this special mountain lightly. Etna is a volcano and like all volcanoes it is a constant and complex mystery. In order to explore it you need to have the right skills and adequate preparation. But then, how […]

Two Churches at Piano Vetore

Posted on 27/05/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 that almost seem to fall on you, there are two small churches. One of which is located outdoors, made with materials […]

The Sound of Aurora on Mount Etna

Posted on 20/05/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 generated by the sun, which also manifested themselves through the alteration of the intensity of its rays, thus forming pink and […]

A Etna-Noto Itinerary

Posted on 13/05/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 an itinerary. There are many routes that lead from Etna to the most fascinating places in Sicily and certainly one of […]

Theseus on Etna: the charm of a monument in nature

Posted on 06/05/2024 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

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 from above, with an expression of seraphic peace that invites you to relax and fully enjoy the mountain air. It is […]