The articles
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This is ETNAS: the guardian that protects us
Etna protects itself—or, rather, through its very name, it protects us: the local residents, hikers, and tourists who love this volcano and feel a close connection to it… even if it is dangerous! By…
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Welcome back to Brunek Hut: the rebirth of a legend
Welcome back to Rifugio (Hut) Brunek! Or rather… welcome back, Brunek! We—all of us—missed you dearly. And it wasn’t just the motorbikers, who had long ago adopted you as their home away from home!…
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Between Halloween and “All Souls Night” on Mt Etna
In modern-day Sicily, age-old traditions blend almost seamlessly with new customs imported from abroad. This is why, between October 31st and November 2nd, the pumpkins and ghosts of Halloween merge with the prayers and…
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Etna: if it is closed, it is closed. The importance of rules
It happens often—all too often, in fact—that tourists or hikers visiting our volcano encounter prohibitions that prevent them from ascending toward the craters. For visitors, these restrictions become a nuisance, a source of frustration,…
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The Pernicana Fault: an enemy in the woods
What could be more beautiful and relaxing than the lovely pine forests of Mount Etna? Views of deep green, the scents of earth and pine cones, shady paths... and a hidden enemy lying in…
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Natural “october sports” on Mt Etna: picking sweet fruits
Looking for a different way to experience Mount Etna in the autumn? Take advantage of October’s weather—with its unpredictable days—and engage in those very “natural” sports that have long been part of mountain life.…
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Red ash and the airport closed: but this is not eruption
It spews ash every day—ceaselessly, without a moment’s pause. It is a strange, reddish ash—so light that it barely settles on the ground, instead drifting on the wind to great altitudes, forcing aircraft to…
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On the trails of the ancient forest Bosco di Aci
At the foot of Mount Etna lies a fascinating place steeped in both myth and history. It is a place that remained closed off for too long and risked disappearing forever, yet today it…
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Once upon a time… the glacier Grotta Tremila
At a time when climate change is causing glaciers to collapse across the globe—triggering catastrophes and terrifying floods—Mount Etna, too, is losing one of its "secret" glaciers. Yet, this loss is not due to…
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The “Kagoshima Method” on Mt Etna: can we do it?
What is this mysterious "Kagoshima Method"? And why would it be good to apply it to our volcano Mount Etna, or rather, to everything around it? Does it have anything to do with tourism?…
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