volcano Archives

10 reasons why you should come to Sicily

Posted on 18/06/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

An enchanted island, ignored or denigrated for too long, Sicily is a planet apart. This land skillfully blends incomparable beauty with intolerable defects, human warmth and generosity with incivility. A mixture that makes it so real, otherwise it would have appeared too good to be true, too distant. Sicily is fatalism, expectation, poetic sensitivity and […]

Mt. Etna, the big eruption goes on

Posted on 31/05/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

It seems like a big eruption the one that started at dawn on May 30th from the summit of volcano Etna. A “surprise” for everyone, even for the volcanologists who by now expected anomalous or lateral eruptions. In fact, however, the volcano is “exploiting” some of the fractures that opened last December 24th to emit […]

Along Alcantara River

Posted on 21/05/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

The Alcantara river is one of the most beautiful and unpredictable in Sicily. Beautiful for the shapes it takes, for the landscapes it crosses and characterizes. Unpredictable because it can remain dry for long periods and then suddenly fill up with water and overflow. It originates from the Nebrodi Range and goes to enter the […]

Myths and Legends About Mt.Etna

Posted on 16/04/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

A big volcano such as Mt.Etna has always inspired fear and respect. It does not sound strange, then, that the people keep on handing down myths and legends written by ancient men who tried to explain the frightening phenomena of the earth. Many stories have been told about this volcano and we want you to […]

The Best Season To Visit Mount Etna

Posted on 08/04/2019 (09/09/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

What is the best season in the year to visit Mt. Etna, with its villages and towns? What is the best season to do some open air sports over there? Every season is a good season to come and visit this great volcano, because Mt.Etna changes every month. We can only suggest, after the new […]