Etna Archives

Mount Etna’s animals 3: meet the viper without fear

Posted on 14/01/2024 (14/01/2024) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a safe environment for hikers, especially for those who venture onto the great volcano with the right information. The territory hides problems that can be avoided with the help of a good guide or with in-depth studies on geology, flora and fauna. On our volcano there are no dangerous predators: foxes are […]

Mt Etna’s winter place 2: Ripe della Naca

Posted on 07/01/2024 by Grazia Musumeci

The location called “le Ripe della Naca” (the ropes of the cradle), on the eastern side of Mount Etna, is always suggestive and fascinating, in every season. But seeing and experiencing it in winter, possibly with snow, is an emotional experience you won’t easily forget. These “ropes” are actually enormous “waterfalls of lava” that poured […]

What if Bocca Nuova Crater erupted… ?

Posted on 30/12/2023 (30/12/2023) by Grazia Musumeci

It’s been having fun for months now, creating its amazing gas rings calmly and happily… the Bocca Nuova Crater has been trying to get noticed for a while. Not that it needs it, given that it is one of Mount Etna’s oldest and largest “vents”. But it’s as if it wants to remind everyone that […]

Lava fountains and explosions, is there a difference?

Posted on 11/12/2023 (11/12/2023) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is a wonderful sight that everyone would like to admire, one time or another. It is not the classic volcano that produces long lava flows – except in rare cases – but it expresses the characteristics of many volcanoes all together. The volcanologists of Catania say they are “lucky” to have such an […]

Etna through Enna’s fog

Posted on 04/12/2023 (04/12/2023) by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna is the most fascinating volcano in Europe and also the highest, which allows it to be seen from different angles and locations. There are many “balconies over Etna”, located in villages or towns that surround the mountain, which offer spectacular views to visitors. In autumn in particular we could suggest the suggestion of […]