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Etna Chestnuts and How to Eat Them

Posted on 03/11/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Do you love chestnuts and also enjoy outdoor walks in a breathtaking setting? Nothing could be easier than harvesting these delicious fruits on Mount Etna in autumn. Our great volcano is transformed during this season. Fascinating colors fill the countryside, and the many chestnut groves that grow on every side of the mountain offer their […]

“Eerie” locations on Mt Etna at All Souls’ Weekend

Posted on 27/10/2025 (27/10/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Looking for a unique Halloween Night idea? Or are you looking for a way to spend the All Saints’ and All Souls’ weekend outdoors, surrounded by the scents of the mountains? Etna is always at your disposal with its landscapes, its authentic products, its many tourist routes. On special occasions, Etna also becomes the setting […]

Mount Etna’s three districts: Messina

Posted on 20/10/2025 (20/10/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The last of the three districts overlooking Mount Etna is Messina. This one extends along half of Sicily’s northern coast, nestled between the beaches and the high mountains of Nebrodi and Peloritani. Wild nature is an integral part of the Messina area, with breathtaking landscapes and medieval villages that partly overlook the great volcano. Mount […]

Adrano: the “black” city of the Norman knights

Posted on 12/10/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Adrano is deeply embedded in Mount Etna. So deeply embedded that even its name (from the Sican word àdron) means “black,” due to the volcanic rock landscapes surrounding the town. Its territory, located on the volcano’s southwestern flank, extends to the summit craters and includes part of the Simeto River. Spectacular nature unfolds around this […]

How Etna Changes Your Life: Giuseppe Sciuti

Posted on 06/10/2025 (06/10/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Giuseppe Sciuti is still considered the “best Sicilian fresco painter” of the 19th century. He owes this fame and his entire career to Mount Etna, the volcano on which he was born and where he lived until the age of 20. His story is one of many that demonstrate how Etna, for better or worse, […]