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Mt Etna, new eruption from Voragine and North East craters

Posted on 30/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

For two weeks now, the lucky inhabitants of the western side of Mt Etna are watching the new eruption from the crater Voragine. It is one – and the most active – of the two huge holes inside the former Central Crater and the eruption started from a small fracture. The lava fountains have become […]

Mt Etna, the best places for your photos to eruptions

Posted on 30/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mt Etna is a never ending show. It is beautiful all the time, in every season, and offers all the best nature has. Blooming and scented in springtime, colourful in the autumn, covered in snow in the winter and always ready to take you by surprise with its eruptions. An explosion today, lava flows or […]

Visit Mt. Etna in autumn

Posted on 23/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If you missed the chance to come to Sicily this summer, do not give up. Perhaps the best is yet to come. Have you ever tried to enjoy this island in autumn (in the fall)? Have you ever tried to imagine what does it mean to admire Mount Etna during this season? Maybe it’s the […]

Prickly Pears, a sweet “Sicilian secret”

Posted on 02/09/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The prickly pear, as the word itself says, is not a Sicilian fruit. It was “discovered” by the first Europeans who colonized America – then mistakenly called India – and initially it was not thought at all as a food. It was exhibited in gardens and botanical parks as a curiosity to amaze guests or […]

Avola, the queen of Sicilian almonds

Posted on 26/08/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Avola, in the district of Siracusa, is a large, bright and baroque town. This is due to the earthquake that destroyed the old village in 1693, forcing the people to move from the hills to valley. The town you admire today is the result of that brand new rebuilding of the 18th century. Go visiting […]