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Easter and Easter Monday: some ideas between Simeto and Alcantara

Posted on 14/04/2025 (14/04/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

If you find yourself in Sicily during the Easter holidays, definitely head towards Mount Etna and its surroundings – near and far – to build a fascinating itinerary linked to these celebrations. Here we will give you some ideas to enjoy Holy Week around our volcano, between particular rituals and breathtaking views. And to give […]

“Be passionate about nature!”: interview with volcanologist Dr. Salvatore Caffo

Posted on 31/03/2025 (31/03/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

There are people who remain impressed in your mind for the energy they emanate. Salvatore (Salvo) Caffo has been one of these people, ever since he worked as a volcanologist manager at Parco dell’Etna … while simultaneously actively educating and working in the Etna area. A job, the one at at Park of Etna, that […]

Famous people on Etna: Emperor Adrian

Posted on 17/03/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Mount Etna has been used, in recent times, for many important projects. Astronauts train here before space missions, videos of various singers and dancers fascinated by the “lunar” landscape are shot here. Famous people compete to post “selfies” on the top or at the foot of our great volcano. Etna has always fascinated travelers, even […]

Can you see Mt Etna from Malta? (how, where, when)

Posted on 10/03/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe but it is also one of the highest mountains in the Mediterranean. This is proven by the fact that it is visible from almost every corner of Sicily, from the Aeolian Islands … including Stromboli, and that it can be clearly photographed from Calabria and even from […]

Famous people on Etna: Plato

Posted on 24/02/2025 by Grazia Musumeci

Today Mount Etna is a highly touristic place. A volcano that, despite being continuously active, allows humans to exploit and enjoy it at their leisure. The establishment of the Regional Park, in the 1980s, gave a further boost to mass tourism among woods, skiing and extinct – or not! – craters. But in ancient times, […]