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Etna again on eruption on February 21st

Posted on 22/02/2022 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Surprisingly, Mount Etna sets off a great new paroxysm, in the late morning of February 21st. Semi covered by clouds, the volcano was affected by a very rapid rise of magma that gave off high fountains of lava and a notable pyroclastic cloud that rose several kilometers above the craters. Pushed by the north-west wind, […]

Mount Etna, the first great eruption of 2022

Posted on 11/02/2022 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Volcanologists followed the event with the same amazement as citizens crowded into street corners, armed with cell phones and cameras. Mount Etna gives everyone the show of its first paroxysm of 2022, on the afternoon of 10th February. An absolute spectacle, such as has not been seen for almost 20 months. Above all, a show […]

Discovering Cesarò and the Nebrodi lakes

Posted on 07/02/2022 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Would you like to admire one of the most beautiful views over Mt Etna? Then go to Cesarò, in the district of Messina. In the immediate outskirts of the town, on the road to San Teodoro and the Nebrodi lakes, you will see the town around the ruins of its castle. And Etna behind […]

The Musarra Rock

Posted on 31/01/2022 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

If you live or visit the eastern flank of volcano Mount Etna, where the great valley Del Bove opens, you will certainly spot Rocca Musarra, the Musarra Rock. It rises from the volcano’s “belly” like a scary giant tooth, surrounded by century-old cold lavas. The Musarra rock is a silent witness of important history. In […]

Ragalna and its territory

Posted on 24/01/2022 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

As many other small towns in Sicily, Ragalna has the magic of a “double” name. One is connected to a tale, another to real history. It comes from the Arabic, meaning probably “the palace (rach) of Hanna”. But if you are a romantic soul you might prefer, instead, the meaning of raag (desert of stones) […]