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November 2023: how is Mt Etna changing?

Posted on 27/11/2023 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

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 to today it has changed its behavior several times and the latest news, from 12 November 2023, are these mini “Strombolian” […]

Mt Etna’s animals 2: have you met the wild cat?

Posted on 06/11/2023 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

It is not easily seen, in fact it is so shy that many believe it is actually a legend. But has anyone ever really seen the “wild cat of Etna”? Yet this feline not only exists but is the “king” of the territory, precisely on the basis of its furtive, rapid and hidden movements. Very […]

Why Mount Etna is always a safe place

Posted on 20/08/2023 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

Would you take a child to visit an active volcano? We do, because Mount Etna is one of the safest volcanoes in the world. And also because it is served by competent, experienced guides and tour operators who always know their way around. Recently, the lack of knowledge of the places and the desire to […]

Charmed by the Soapwort flower of Mt Etna

Posted on 07/08/2023 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

It is not easy to see the Saponaria (Soapwort) flower. This is a privilege reserved for a few lucky and skilled hikers. Especially for fans of Mount Etna, the Sicilian volcano that never ceases to amaze and fascinate. The phenomenon of the flowering of these “pink flower cushions” (or white flower too) lasts a few […]

Exploring Etna. Will you walk or go by jeep?

Posted on 31/07/2023 (23/02/2025) by Grazia Musumeci

And you? Are you part of the trekking team or the jeep team? By now the battle is open and the discussions are almost everywhere. The only point of agreement seems to be to refuse, however, both quads and motocross bikes. But otherwise each faction remains convinced of its own way of exploring a volcano […]