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Have you ever done … the Tour of Etna?

Posted on 24/03/2025 (24/03/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Have you ever done the Tour of Etna? No, not as a cycling or car race … but a very long excursion all around the immense body of the volcano. In fact, this adventure is for a few “brave” people, for those who are really used to walking in all grounds and climate conditions and […]

Famous people on Etna: Emperor Adrian

Posted on 17/03/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna has been used, in recent times, for many important projects. Astronauts train here before space missions, videos of various singers and dancers fascinated by the “lunar” landscape are shot here. Famous people compete to post “selfies” on the top or at the foot of our great volcano. Etna has always fascinated travelers, even […]

Can you see Mt Etna from Malta? (how, where, when)

Posted on 10/03/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe but it is also one of the highest mountains in the Mediterranean. This is proven by the fact that it is visible from almost every corner of Sicily, from the Aeolian Islands … including Stromboli, and that it can be clearly photographed from Calabria and even from […]

Five delicious Mt Etna foods you should taste

Posted on 03/03/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is not only a large active volcano but also an immense territory that “feeds” on lava and climate. Thanks to the mix of these elements (the lava soil, the sun, the underground waters) the countryside at the foot of the mountain is extremely fertile and produces delicious raw materials every year. They can […]

An ancient city called “Etna”

Posted on 17/02/2025 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

We know that the name “Etna” comes from an ancient Greek word “aithne” which means “heat, burn”. Today we know that an entire territory, almost as large as a province, takes its name from Etna, meaning not only our volcano but a community with very specific culture and traditions. People have often wondered if a […]