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The northern side of Mount Etna is the one that retains the coolness of winter for the longest, mixing it with the first warm spring temperatures. This creates a particular climate that allows beautiful…
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Year 2021 was one of the "busiest years" on Mount Etna in terms of eruptions. A crisis that began in 2020 led Sicily's great volcano to erupt at an impressive rate for the next…
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Volcanic bombs are shreds, "drops", of incandescent lava that are expelled from the mouth of a volcano, even many kilometers away. They can have different dimensions, ranging from a few tens of centimeters up…
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To reach Randazzo from Catania you need to go around Mount Etna and wander through expanses of vineyards and ancient lava flows that dot a (semi) flat area. Located on the northern flank of…
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Exploring Mount Etna with children may seem like a difficult and stressful undertaking at first. But if you exploit the children's natural passion for nature and adventure everything becomes simpler... and the experience can…
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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…
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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,…
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The mystery is solved! Mount Etna's strange behavior in the last two weeks was revealed in a new, grandiose eruptive paroxysm on the afternoon of December 1st, 2023. The phenomenon began around 5pm, with…
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But … what is Etna up to? What's happening to our volcano? After having accustomed us to a precise "standard" with its historical and recent eruptions, now it seems it is experimenting. From 2018…
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What is going on, on Mount Etna? After the last paroxysm, the one dated November 12th, the volcano seems to have changed its "style" for the umpteenth time. After an apparent return to calm,…
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