The challenge of the Montagnola
The name (Montagnola means "small mountain") seems to indicate something small, and even looking at it from the base of the cableway it looks like just a small hill. But you must reach it…
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Discovering the Chiancone of Praiola
Halfway between Acireale and Taormina, in the municipal area of ??Giarre, there is a very special beach: Praiola. The beach is very small and narrow, even uncomfortable, as it is formed by large round…
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Torre del Filosofo and the Laghetto Crater
A continuously changing landscape, Mount Etna has erased many places in time and others -that are still visible today- maybe tomorrow won't be there anymore. The lava eruptions and the ashes change the top…
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Mt Etna, new eruption from Voragine and North East craters
For two weeks now, the lucky inhabitants of the western side of Mt Etna are watching the new eruption from the crater Voragine. It is one - and the most active - of the…
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Mt Etna, the best places for your photos to eruptions
Mt Etna is a never ending show. It is beautiful all the time, in every season, and offers all the best nature has. Blooming and scented in springtime, colourful in the autumn, covered in…
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Visit Mt. Etna in autumn
If you missed the chance to come to Sicily this summer, do not give up. Perhaps the best is yet to come. Have you ever tried to enjoy this island in autumn (in the…
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Mt Etna, how to walk on cold lava streams
At first sight you will think it is just a kids' game. Can it be so different from walking on the Alps' top, through a rocky desert or any other rocky beach? Do you…
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Etna North: discovering the “perfect eruption”
Etna is a volcano that never ceases to amaze. Exploring it is a privilege and a pleasure you should never deny yourself. We will discover together incredible locations, events, and stories that tell of…
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Prickly Pears, a sweet “Sicilian secret”
The prickly pear, as the word itself says, is not a Sicilian fruit. It was "discovered" by the first Europeans who colonized America - then mistakenly called India - and initially it was not…
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Avola, the queen of Sicilian almonds
Avola, in the district of Siracusa, is a large, bright and baroque town. This is due to the earthquake that destroyed the old village in 1693, forcing the people to move from the hills…
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