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Autumn in Taormina, five things you can do

Posted on 15/11/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Taormina in autumn is one of the favourite tourist places, especially for people from North Europe. The nice, warm Sicilian weather allows you to swim in the sea, to stroll around, to have breakfast in the open air. And the stunning views from the top of this famous hill take the bright colours of these […]

Observatory Pizzi Deneri

Posted on 27/09/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Attention! Do not confuse this observatory with an astronomical one, though you can still see wonderful stars, from here. The Observatory Pizzi Deneri is a volcanic monitoring center and scientists use it, in fact, to study Mount Etna and its behaviour. It was not supposed to exist, right here, this observatory. Not on this north […]

Mount Etna from above: helicopter experience

Posted on 30/08/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The excitement of climbing an active volcano is connected to what you shall see as you trek, step by step, along its mountain paths. Mount Etna already offers this experience thanks to the many hiking tours, mountain bike rides, also by going on a horse or donkey ride. If you do not love adventure, there […]

How to recognize fake news about volcanoes

Posted on 05/07/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Watch out, tourists! The world of web is as useful as it is fake. Fake news bring success and attention to their authors, plus a lot of advertisement. They can be about any aspect of our life and the world around us. When they are about volcanoes and their phenomena, it is a problem. If […]

Catania, the tour of good food

Posted on 14/06/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Have you just disembarked from your cruise ship at Catania’s harbour? Or have you just landed at the local airport? Well, resist to the desire of swimming into the blue Sicilian sea, do not hurry immediately to the top of the volcano Etna. Take your time, relax, smell jasmines and … Sicilian food! Take a […]