Visiting Sicily’s Mount Etna Volcano

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Mount Etna in eastern Sicily is Europe’s largest, most active volcano. There are many ways to visit this UNESCO site and wonder of the world. The most informative, safest, and sustainable way is with professional guides who are aware of current activity and conditions. An excursion on Etna is thrilling, and our Experience Sicily clients often recount it as the favorite day of their tours. Walking on extinct craters like the Silvestri Craters, pictured, may be the closest thing to walking on the moon you’ll ever do.

There is so much to explore: lava tubes, past eruptions’ historic flows, botanical elements, the typical products, cuisine, and wines that are cultivated because of the mineral-rich, volcanic soil. Donkey rides and horseback riding offer an alternative perspective.

Today, I was quoted in USA Today Travel about volcano tourism. Yes, it is sensational, but please behave in a respectful, responsible, and aware manner. Mother Nature is the boss, and after a day on Etna, her power will be wonderfully clear.

Read the article at https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/12/14/new-zealand-volcano-eruption-what-you-need-know-safe-tourism/2637436001/

Thank you writer David Oliver for including me.

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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.

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