Sicily boasts Europe’s largest and most active volcano, Mount Etna. When you visit the island of the sun, you can take a guided excursion to visit the craters, feel the warm earth with your hand, and taste the wine made from grapes that have grown in the rich soil left by in the volcano’s lava. At night, during eruptions, “Mongibello,” as she is known locally, puts on a spectacular light show.
Allison Scola is founder, owner, and curator of Experience Sicily and the Cannoli Crawl. Named one of the experts for the 2019 New York Times Travel Show, Scola writes and lectures on Sicily and leads immersive tours and designs custom itineraries that delight discerning travelers. She has been featured on Rudy Maxa’s World with the Carey’s, America’s #1 Travel Radio Show and as the cannoli expert in the documentary Cannoli, Traditions Around the Table. Scola has lectured about Sicily at University of Pennsylvania, The New School, LIU Post University, Queens College, Westchester Italian Cultural Center, at high schools in the New York City metropolitan area, and at events in New York City.
