Experience Sicily

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  • Lava Casa

    In towns and cities in the shadow of Etna, Sicily’s volcano, black stones cut from hardened lava are used for construction, as illustrated by this cottage on Etna’s slope.

  • Super Star

    Etna, the volcano, on a clear morning in October.

  • Smoke that Took My Breath Away

    During our recent Experience Sicily tour, it rained for four days (an abnormal weather pattern for September). Then, we woke up to this! Etna smoking into a clear blue sky. It still takes my breath away, just thinking about the moment I pushed open my shudders. Wow, I felt like a kid on her birthday!…

  • Radiant Beauty

    A photo  of Mount Etna captured from Taormina at dusk. This was taken when I visited in April 2015. Since Tuesday, the volcano has been erupting with lava flow from the southeast crater.

  • White & Black

    The area around the crater of Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, sports a black lava surface. So, when it snows like it did last week, as shown here, the contrast between the white powder and the hardened, black lava is stunning.

  • The Sicilian Skyscraper

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  • A Crater, the Wind, and I

    This week we’ve traversed Sicily, and we’ll do it again tomorrow! These last few days, we’ve gone from beautiful rock stacks at Lo Scopello to today’s below-freezing winds and falling snow at the top of the volcano Etna! At one point on the trek, the wind was so strong, I thought I was going to…

  • Smooth Volcanic Red

    Etna Rosso D.O.C. Rosso (2009) from Aítala Etna is produced on the northern slopes of Mount Etna at an altitude ranging from 500 to 700 meters above sea level. Terraced volcanic soil and sharp variations in day to night temperatures cultivate a dry, balanced, smooth wine. Rocco Trefiletti continues the tradition of winemaking established by…

  • Ski Sicily

    Have you ever thought of skiing on a volcano? Well, in Sicily you can. Mount Etna boasts two ski resorts: Nicolosi and Piano Provenzana. The best skiing is from December to February–so don’t delay, the season is almost over! (Photo Credit: Experience Sicily’s Filippo Buttitta)