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Visit Roccella Valdemone

Posted on 04/04/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a spectacular volcano to explore in all its forms and in every corner. But there are places from which Etna can be admired in its full majesty, becoming a unique and unforgettable panorama. Among the villages that surround the volcano and admire it from a distance there is Roccella Veldemone (Messina). And […]

The Giant of Centuripe

Posted on 14/03/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Among the most original towns that surround the great volcano Etna, Centuripe (district of Enna) is definitely worth a visit. It is not located at the immediate foot of the mountain, but offers spectacular views anyway. Especially during the most powerful eruptions. And whether you see Mount Etna in action or not, Centuripe will not […]

The Lachea Island, cradle of Mt Etna

Posted on 28/02/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Tourists who come to Aci Trezza looking for the romantic stories of 1800s novel I Malavoglia immediately fall in love with it. The Lachea island shows itself there, among the dark stacks, in front of the village’s small port. Lachea looks at Aci Trezza and Aci Trezza looks at it too, and celebrates it. The […]

Mt Etna’s mud volcanoes and “Maccalube”, what difference?

Posted on 21/02/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Each volcano has a life path with which it was born and then slowly dies. Very often these two extreme moments in the existence of these unique mountains are given by secondary phenomena. That is, by eruptions without fire but with other materials. Sometimes they are boiling water jets, the famous geysers. Other times they […]

Valentine’s Day on Etna, where to celebrate

Posted on 14/02/2022 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a romantic volcano, more than you think. What is better than enjoying a eruption together, hand in hand? Or admiring the view of the coast and inner Sicily from the top? Try a dinner for two at Sapienza Refuge, surrounded by the snow and sunset. Try a lunch at one of […]