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Riuturi storms: how to face them on Mt Etna

Posted on 30/08/2026 by Grazia Musumeci

<< The word “riuturi” comes from “rivolture, overturning” and indicates the moment when the climate suddenly changes, going from hot to cold, from sun to downpours, from summer to winter. Specifically, the Riuturi can be identified more with the sound of distant thunder than with that of the wind >> . This text explains one […]

Etna, the cyclone, and the resisting lava

Posted on 26/01/2026 (26/01/2026) by Grazia Musumeci

A cyclone of unimaginable magnitude struck Sicily, Sardinia, and Calabria on the night of January 20, 2026 (video here). An event as new and incredible as it was, fortunately, monitored: the warnings announced three days in advance allowed the population to escape and save their lives. The damage was considerable, with coastlines completely devastated and […]

Five souvenirs you should buy on Mt Etna

Posted on 19/04/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

What souvenirs will you bring back with you, to remember your spectacular trip to Mount Etna? What memories will you make your own in order to see those moments, those emotions on our great volcano again? Tourists visiting Sicily tend to always buy the same old, now stereotyped objects: the cart, the “Pupo” in armour, […]

Exploring the Museum of Lava in Viagrande

Posted on 28/08/2022 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Today it is called the Museum of Etna and is naturally dedicated to the volcano that dominates the territory to which it belongs. But also to other volcanoes. For many people, though, the museum of Viagrande in the district of Catania is still the “Museum of Lava” because this name has much more charm. And […]

On Mt Etna during an eruption

Posted on 14/09/2020 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

An eruption. The dream of all tourists who come to Mt Etna. Why, then, should they visit a volcano? The eruption is the show! You look at the craters in the hope of something to happen, praying for it. And it usually happens, especially on Mt Etna. This is the most interesting active volcano in […]