Mount Etna Travel Blogs

Seriously!Dying a little bit right now - didn't realize how out of shape I'm in! A visit to Sicily means you have to visit Mt Etna - an active volcano. Where else are you going to see 15 foot high snowdrifts covered in a thick cake of volcanic ash?! And then walk to the latest crater - a byproduct …

We were expected at the Taormina Bus terminal around 08.00 o´clock the next morning. At 7.30 Michael was standing at the door and asked if he could give us a ride down. Well, this time we said yes! The hospitality of Michael and Rose was great. We weren´t familiar with the villa´s habits an…

Wednesday’s schedule called for “individual course itineraries,” meaning we were committed to no prearranged activities.  So we all took a bus to Catania where we split off into our different departments.  My group went first to visit the largest active volcano in Europe, Mount Etna…

I lived near Catania, Sicily for 3 months in 2006. This place is a beautiful mix of History, Great Architecture, and ANARCHY!

Mt Etna

Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano.  Ash and lava flow from it year around, some time more other times less, I lived on a foot hill of Etna and could see the lava flow and had to clean my balcony every day because of ash build up.  Ash is very ferial and anything will grow in it…