The articles
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Etna Castles 2: Motta St Anastasia
Motta St Anastasia was built around a "volcanic neck", a huge column of solidified magma that typically comes to light when the walls of an ancient volcanic conduit collapse. Here, we are just 35…
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Running the “vertical marathon” on Mount Etna
Did you know that you can even run a marathon on a volcano? Nothing strange, you might say; it's not the first time you've run in a mountain, and a volcano is a mountain…
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Morgantina: where shells are set in the mountains
Once upon a time, there was Morgantina. And it's still there, twenty centuries later... on the plateau in the heart of rural Sicily, where today fascinated tourists wander among its ruins. Crumbling red stones,…
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Castles of Etna 1: Aci Castello
The history of Aci Castello (Castle of Aci) is intertwined with that of Acireale. In fact, legend has it that it was on the coast of Aci Castello... specifically, in the stretch from the…
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Memorial Battiato at the “maestro” ‘s Milo
In this little pink house, which appears pure white in the sunlight, Maestro Franco Battiato lived, worked, and loved for years. An extraordinary musician, singer, thinker, and mystical artist, Battiato left a seaside town…
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The “Three Saints” that liven up Mount Etna
May is one of the best times to experience Mount Etna. If you've never been to our volcano this month, do it now, in these first two weeks. Besides admiring the flower-filled forests, the…
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Radon Gas on Mount Etna: Do Not Fear It
Radon gas is one of the main sources of natural exposure to ionizing radiation for humans, and is particularly significant in volcanic areas—both current and extinct. For example, high concentrations of radon are also…
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The Liberation Day on Mt Etna
In a few days, we will celebrate April 25th, which for many Italians is now simply "picnic day" but which should actually remind us of something very important: liberation from nazism! On this date…
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A new discovery makes Etna even more special today
Mount Etna is an ever-evolving mystery. One of the most interesting volcanoes in the world, it never ceases to amaze. This has been said time and again by the same Catania volcanologists who know…
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That fishmonger lost on Etna: Passopisciaro
Passopisciaro (fishmonger’s pass) is a funny name. And that's the name of one of the seven hamlets in the municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia, on the northern slope of Mount Etna, the last frontier…
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