Tag: vulcano

  • Etna Has Been Talking A Lot

    Mount Etna has been talking to us consistently this year. She has said hello 50 times since February, which has led to her southeastern crater now extending a little over 11,000 feet above sea level, surpassing the northeastern crater’s height, which was the highest point for decades. Etna has four summit craters, now two that…

  • Sicilians You’ll Want to Know | #2. Fabrizio

    Fabrizio Tastaì has bright blue eyes and a free spirit that will inspire you to literally climb mountains. Having grown up on the slopes of Mount Etna, he’s made it his business to show you the power and beauty of his home, this magnificent volcano. Today he hosted our clients Kira and Ian (Pictured, Fabrizio…

  • The Surface Of Etna Is Rich With Minerals

    Fred on one of the Silvestri Craters of Mount Etna… The Silvestri Craters are extinct. Etna’s active calderas that are much further up the 11,000 foot summit continue to spew lava, ash, and gas throughout the year. Etna, on Sicily’s east coast, is Europe’s largest and most active volcano and one of the most active…

  • Etna Possesses Many Craters

    The extinct Silvestri Craters of Etna, Europe’s largest, most active volcano, may be walked on with access from Rifugio Sapienza, Catania Province, Sicily.

  • Visiting Sicily’s Mount Etna Volcano

    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…

  • Dear Mamma Etna

    Mount Etna, one year ago, from a pistachio farm in Bronte, the city of pistachios… The locals call her Mamma Etna.

  • One With Mamma Etna

    Live from Sicily! Today we enjoyed a marvelous volcano experience on Etna. Our guides from Etna Moving are always fantastic. What a great family experience it is to go into a lava tube (pictured), where the footing is a challenge and it’s dark! We had to work together to ensure everyone’s safe return to the…

  • Mount Etna Is Always Erupting

    Mount Etna, Europe’s largest, most active volcano, photographed earlier this week (Photo Credit: Rosa Rizza)

  • Totally Tubular on Etna

    This is what it looks like inside of a lava cave on Mount Etna. That is, when we are with our expert guides! Lava caves, also known as lava tubes, are formed during a volcanic eruption, simply put, when the outer part of lava flow cools faster than its center. Etna has more than 200…