Trecastagni, Etna’s balcony
When Mount Etna is erupting and you are looking for a spectacular place to take pictures - even comfortably, while enjoying a coffee or the cool of the evening - go to Trecastagni. From…
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Etna, on November 27th a new vent opens
Photo Credits - Fabrizio Zuccarello - Nov 27, 2022 After an intense day of bad weather, the clouds part in the evening revealing a surprise that the Etna volcano has given to its population:…
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Sciara del Follone, the long eruption of 1614-1624
There was a period, in the mid-17th century, when seeing Etna erupting had become so normal that the volcano with the flame on top appeared everywhere. It was in the frescoes of the churches,…
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A Etna recipe: how to enhance chestnut honey
A delicacy you often find on Mount Etna, thanks to the presence of many chestnut trees and the tradition of honey that has been handed down around the volcano for centuries. Chestnut honey is…
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Five things you (maybe) do not know about Etna’s autumn
Autumn is a very beautiful season in the mountains. And since Mount Etna is a large and wide volcano, as high as a real mountain, the autumn season has an incredible development here. You…
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Halloween on Mount Etna
If you love the new fashion of terror, Halloween, which fits perfectly with some local traditions - such as the Day of the Dead Souls - you can celebrate fear and mystery even on…
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The 2002 earthquake
On October 29th, 2022, a good slice of the towns on the eastern side of Etna will remember the twentieth anniversary of an event that few others in Italy will remember. That same day,…
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Mount Pomiciaro and Mount Zoccolaro
There is some confusion on Mount Etna regarding these two "mountains", Mount Pomiciaro and Mount Zoccolaro. There is a Monte Pomiciaro Road that climbs towards Monte Zoccolaro but it is not clear to many…
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Chestnut woods of Sant’Alfio
Sant'Alfio is a small town located on the eastern flank of Mount Etna, around the main church and on a very rich territory. The volcanic soil, in fact, favours an agriculture that produces very…
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The tradition of beekeeping in Zafferana Etnea
When you go up to admire the most beautiful volcano in the world, Mount Etna, you will almost always pass by the streets and squares of Zafferana Etnea. This small town on the east…
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