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“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: Enna

Posted on 15/09/2025 (15/09/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

One of the privileged balconies overlooking the mighty volcano Mount Etna is that of the city that somehow recalls its name: Enna. Nothing to do with it, of course; the two names are not the same. Etna derives from the Greek aìthne (fire), while Enna owes its name perhaps to the plant used for the […]

Etna: New Eruption Update

Posted on 20/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Have you ever seen a volcano erupt twice at once? Well, Etna teaches us that… it can happen! And while we were still admiring the lava flow from the August 14th fracture at the base of the Bocca Nuova crater, on August 20th the earth also split in the very core of the Southeast crater. […]

Etna: brand new August lava stream

Posted on 18/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

In August, Mount Etna intensifies its activity, as if seeking to promote tourism in the final part of the season! And as it had already done in the winter, it draws the attention and attracts tourists with new eruptive activity… yet to be fully defined. A new fracture has opened at an altitude of 3,000 […]

The Pythagoras Cave route

Posted on 21/07/2025 (21/07/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The Schiena dell’Asino trail is among the best-known and popular on Mount Etna. This is because it is one of the least hard and most scenic hikes, suitable for anyone accustomed to walking. The approximately 6-km trail is mostly flat, after a significant initial elevation gain, and the final reward is a truly breathtaking view […]