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In a short time, the first hour of the New Year will strike, with the twelve strokes of midnight, and everyone - wherever we are, whatever our beliefs - will celebrate this event with…
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The making of nativity scene (Holy Crib) is a very ancient tradition in Sicily. One of the classic traditions that has remained most alive, ever, even resisting the “invasion” of Santa Claus and the…
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The feast of St. Barbara is important for the Etna territory because it is linked to fire, as is the memory of another saint (connected to light) Lucia. And although the patron saint of…
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When Etna autumn enters its peak season – usually at the end of October – all the beauty of this fiery mountain explodes, even in terms of colors and scents and flavors. Autumn on…
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What is it like to live “under the crater” of a large active volcano? So scary even just to say, because it lets you imagine frightening scenarios. Lava destroying houses, fire raining from the…
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It took advantage of it, as often happens, away from prying eyes, behind the clouds of November storms. Mount Etna, which loves to surprise, started an eruption on the morning of November 10 while…
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Are volcanoes the gates of hell? For many centuries, this is how people and popular belief have considered them. A natural fear, given by the view of a mountain capable of spitting fire from…
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Dr. Marco Neri, of the Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Catania (INGV), considers himself “a lucky man”. And twice lucky, for living where he lives – at the foot of Mount Etna –…
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Zafferana Etnea is “the Gateway to Etna”. This town of just over 9,000 inhabitants, located 600 meters above sea level on the eastern slopes of the volcano, is in fact the starting point for…
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Mount Etna in autumn is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Sicily. It certainly cannot compete with the wonderful “red leaves” of the Nebrodi or Madonie woods, but there are routes full of…
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