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Catania in the autumn

Posted on 23/11/2020 (23/11/2020) by Grazia Musumeci

Will you renounce to visit Catania in the autumn only because there is no sun and no typical Sicilian weather? This is a bad idea. A large city as Catania needs time and walk to be explored. You cannot do it in the summer, with the hot weather of the seaside places: too hard and […]

Etna, the mysterious “pyramids”

Posted on 09/08/2020 (01/11/2020) by Grazia Musumeci

Are there pyramids on Mt. Etna? According to some historians, mostly foreigners, yes. Research published about five years ago by a French historian, Antoine Gigal, identified forty “mysterious” buildings in the countryside at the foot of the volcano. They are very similar of the sacred buildings of Central America. Just like the Mexican square pyramids, […]

A one-day trip at Refuge Citelli

Posted on 22/06/2020 (22/06/2020) by Grazia Musumeci

In these hot summer days, nothing is better than an excursion to one of the most beautiful – and cool – places of Etna. A morning, or a one-day trip, at the Refuge Citelli on the north side of the volcano will make your day. Led by a good guide, who maybe will take you […]

Churches buried by lava: Nunziatella di Mascali

Posted on 20/05/2020 (20/05/2020) by Grazia Musumeci

Try an interesting trip to Mt Etna’s territory by visiting the town of Mascali, on the east side of the volcano. To be exact, visit the Nunziata village, very close to the town’s centre. In 2012, here they found the very first example of early-christian church of the place. A rare and unique monument, especially […]

Discovering Maletto and Mt Etna’s western side

Posted on 27/04/2020 (07/12/2020) by Grazia Musumeci

Maletto is small and lovely. Just like … a strawberry! In fact this is the town of strawberries, the best in Italy! They cultivate them here on the rich and fertile soil of Mt Etna which gives the product a high and protected quality. Maletto was named after the noble man who founded it, back […]