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Visit Mount Etna below 1000 meters

Posted on 07/06/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If above 1000 meters above sea level, Etna assumes the appearance of a real volcano, with entire regions of wild and harsh nature, extinct or active craters and lava caves, everything changes as you descend. The work of man here leaves more and more traces. Therefore, an itinerary around the volcano, below 1000 meters, will […]

Visit Mount Etna above 1000 meters

Posted on 31/05/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Etna is not just a volcano, but a great universe apart, all to be discovered. Nothing is “normal” up here … you can find Nordic birch trees, grazing alpacas, camels and mountain chestnut trees. And again, deep fractures in the ground, craters transformed into orchards, streams … even a glacier. The volcano develops to a […]

Mount Etna’s brand new eruptive situation

Posted on 24/05/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Volcanologists had said it right away, when the volcano seemed to fall asleep in April. Mount Etna activity is not over, it is only on hiatus for some time. How much time? It is not known, it is the volcano that decides, as it always has. And in fact, after two months of apparent stillness […]

Etna South, itinerary of castles and old craters

Posted on 17/05/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The southern flank of Mt Etna, so as the eastern one, is the most troubled. It suffered many low altitude eruptions and opening of new vents, in centuries. Now they look like green hills but once they used to spit fire and destroy towns and cities of very ancient origins. Etna South is the “medieval” […]

Two tourist itineraries at East Etna

Posted on 10/05/2021 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

If your holidays include the territory of the great volcano Mount Etna you might wish to learn about different itineraries. You might like to discover places and feelings. Some locations are very famous, and touristically exploited, but they are not the only ones to visit. Also try new unusual places to see on the highest […]