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How Etna Changes Your Life: Giuseppe Sciuti

Posted on 06/10/2025 (06/10/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Giuseppe Sciuti is still considered the “best Sicilian fresco painter” of the 19th century. He owes this fame and his entire career to Mount Etna, the volcano on which he was born and where he lived until the age of 20. His story is one of many that demonstrate how Etna, for better or worse, […]

Etna Social Hub: learning Etna from social media … so to get out of them!

Posted on 29/09/2025 (29/09/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

The event held on Sunday, September 28th in Fornazzo di Milo, at the Chestnut Ecomuseum, was no ordinary event… even though it was part of the town festival. ETNA SOCIAL HUB, as it was called, was a turning point that pointed the way, a new way of experiencing our volcano. And it did so in […]

Experiential Tourism in Mt Etna’s vineyards

Posted on 21/09/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

One of the most beautiful experiences you can have as a tourist in Sicily is fully living and working the local vineyards. Experiential tourism has become a very popular vacation trend and is offered by tour operators worldwide. We can accompany you to any estate you’d like to visit and “experience” the surrounding area of […]

Etna South: the surprise of Carpinteri Hut

Posted on 08/09/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

We discovered the Carpinteri Hut (or Refuge) as a pleasant surprise. Perhaps because the trail leading to it from the Milìa route (Etna South) had never been properly marked, or perhaps it had been abandoned for some time… we certainly hadn’t noticed it, before. Yet, going from the Filiciusa-Milìa gate to San Giovanni Gualberto, passing […]

Sunsets on Mount Etna: where to admire the most beautiful

Posted on 31/08/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Sunsets… the time of day most beloved by poets, the one that has inspired songs and romantic proposals for centuries! Humans have always pursued them and have recently included them in tourist itineraries. Just think of the over-hyped (and crowded) sunset in Santorini, the famous African sunsets, or the sunsets on the beaches of California. […]