Discovering the western side of Mt Etna


Ask anyone who has already been on Mt Etna what was his/her favourite place. The answer will probably be: the Silvestri craters, the views from the Citelli Shelter, Piano Provenzana’s ski tracks. Very few will say they loved the western side of the volcano. The side of Bronte, Adrano, Maletto. No ski tracks, on this […]

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Fiume Freddo Natural Park and the tourist Port of Etna


Along the mouth of the watercourse here known as the Freddo river rise some of the most beautiful beaches of the Sicilian Ionian coast . Several kilometers of sands that wind from the tourist port of Riposto – the Port of Etna – to the border with Giardini Naxos, formed by the lava cliffs of  […]

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Mt Etna, the charming churches of Sant’Alfio


On the eastern side of Mt Etna, overlooking the wonderful view of the Ionian coast, the small town of Sant’Alfio stands all around the parish church of the same name. The church is dedicated to the saint martyr brothers Alfio, Cirino and Filadelfo, whose story dates back to year 253 AD. The three were christian […]

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