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Etna North, itineraries among woods and Middle Ages

Posted on 22/11/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The north side of Mount Etna is the coldest and most “alpine”. The temperatures remain balanced or low for most of the year, on this side. It is no coincidence that the ski and snowboard schools are located here. The north side of Etna consists of ancient craters, very dense woods, glaciers and villages of […]

Eco Green Etna Tour, your ecological holiday

Posted on 08/11/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

We had announced it as the next big change in the schedule of guided tours on Mount Etna, starting from spring 2022. But the environment cannot wait, and neither can our guides who are fond of these woods and clean air! So the ecological tours will start, instead, much earlier. Already in this month (November […]

Explore Mount Etna with a “green tour”

Posted on 25/10/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is not just a very interesting volcano. It is mainly a mountain, a large one, with different natural environments. On the mountain, nature shows so many aspects that in the 1980s they founded the Regional Park of Etna, in order to protect it. But the Park itself is not enough to grant a […]

Etna, new major event on October 23

Posted on 23/10/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

On the early morning of Saturday 23 October, Mount Etna restarts in style. The South East crater had been showing signs of unrest for many days, with increasing tremblings and small lava fountains visible during the night. Everything was accelerated in the night between Friday 22 and Saturday 23. Until the start of yet another […]

From the “autumn beach” Pozzillo to Mt Etna

Posted on 18/10/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Pozzillo is a small fishermen village, a hamlet of Acireale and the last part of its municipal territory before entering Riposto. It used to be just another little rocky beach, till a few months ago everything changed. The British newspaper The Guardian found out this place and put it – the only Italian location – […]