Etna Archives

Spring on Mt Etna: 5 ideas

Posted on 12/05/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Spring on Mount Etna is an interesting and colorful season. Unlike many other volcanoes on Earth that present desolate and arid landscapes, Etna covers different altitudes and offers cultivated areas and wild green areas that – in spring – fill with flowers and scents. Spring is also the season of religious celebrations and festivals. And […]

Valverde: flowers, art and the volcano

Posted on 05/05/2025 (05/05/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

If you want to admire a relaxing panorama of Mount Etna, among scents and splendid views, choose Valverde as a place for a walk. Yes, even during an eruption! Because it is an unusual and romantic point of view, perhaps less adventurous but equally touristy. The volcano here is really “home”, you can literally admire […]

Etna: new paroxysmal phase

Posted on 07/04/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna has entered a new paroxysmal phase, as is usual for this perpetually active volcano, accustomed to “changing its attitude” from time to time. The episodes characterized by small explosions, with lively lava fountains from the South East crater, are repeated with a certain consistency. Unfortunately, the bad weather of the last few weeks […]

Have you ever done … the Tour of Etna?

Posted on 24/03/2025 (24/03/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Have you ever done the Tour of Etna? No, not as a cycling or car race … but a very long excursion all around the immense body of the volcano. In fact, this adventure is for a few “brave” people, for those who are really used to walking in all grounds and climate conditions and […]

Five delicious Mt Etna foods you should taste

Posted on 03/03/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is not only a large active volcano but also an immense territory that “feeds” on lava and climate. Thanks to the mix of these elements (the lava soil, the sun, the underground waters) the countryside at the foot of the mountain is extremely fertile and produces delicious raw materials every year. They can […]