Have you ever done … the Tour of Etna?
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…
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Famous people on Etna: Emperor Adrian
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…
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Can you see Mt Etna from Malta? (how, where, when)
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…
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Five delicious Mt Etna foods you should taste
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…
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An ancient city called “Etna”
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…
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Valle del Bove, from oxen to goats
Valle del Bove (the Ox Valley) is a landscape that everyone knows and everyone loves. It is that large depression that opens on the eastern flank of Mount Etna, the result of an ancient…
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Respect the rules: on the mountains and on volcanoes
Here we are again. Talking again about mountain accidents, counting the victims again (two deaths) on a normal Sunday like many others. Sometimes we get discouraged, because it seems like we are repeating things…
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Sicily by Bike: the tourist destination of 2025
One of the most authoritative voices on tourism, the New York Times, includes Sicily among the 52 unmissable destinations of 2025. And it includes it following the path of a new and beautiful route,…
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Five ideas for starting New Year on Mt Etna
After having given the usual resounding welcome to the new year, we find ourselves in the first week of January already planning the near future. Whether you are a permanent resident or a tourist,…
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Rituals for Good Luck: from burning branches to fireworks
In a short time, the first hour of the New Year will strike, with the twelve strokes of midnight, and everyone - wherever we are, whatever our beliefs - will celebrate this event with…
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