Etna’s Summit Craters – Southeast Crater
Let us take a closer look at the scenario of the main protagonist of the last 50 years: the Southeast Crater. The birth of Southeast Crater in 1971 Let us start at the beginning: After a century of profound transformations and intense activity of the summit craters, on 5 April 1971, strong lateral activity gave […]
Legends about Etna
Etna has always fascinated people – as the source of great ruin and great fertility. There are therefore many legends and myths surrounding this volcano, from which we would like to give you a small extract today. The forge of Hephaestus Hephaestus is the Greek god of fire and blacksmithing. The Romans later gave him […]
Eruption of Etna October 2002 / January 2003
In this article, we tell you about the 2002 eruption, an extraordinary event in which two eruptive systems are active at the same time, one on the south side and one on the north side of Etna. A little more than a year has passed since the spectacular eruption of 2001 and on 26 October […]
The 2001 eruption of Etna
Two eruptions in one: the 2001 eruption of Etna Today we tell you about the first eccentric outbreak that has been scientifically documented. In an eccentric eruption, the magma does not reach the top via the main vent, but seeks another path from the magma chamber to the surface. Since it has to break through […]
The 1928 eruption
Destruction and reconstruction of Mascali the last one that destroyed a town; the only recent lava flow that stopped a few hundred meters from the sea, at an altitude of 25 m above sea level; and one of the eruptive events that, together with that of 1669, had a stronger socio-economic impact in the history […]
The Central Crater of Mount Etna
The Central Crater, probably formed during the great eruption of 1669 on the ruins of another pre-existing cone, consists of a 500 m diameter mouth at the centre of a 250 m high cone. Looking at Etna from the sea or from the coast, from the foot of its eastern flank, one can clearly see […]
A day on Etna
Fascinating impressions on the highest active volcano in Europe Between sea and snow – 1800 metres above sea level, far away from city traffic and beach promenade and yet so close. In the year 2020, the Etna became my refuge from all the media reports about the corona virus. Here, where the world is still […]
Typical food in Eastern Sicily
Sicilian cuisine is the result of a mixture of different influences from the many cultures that inhabited the island over time. It’s all in the mix What still characterises our dishes today is a heritage of culinary traditions from very different civilisations that have contributed to the creation of an absolutely rich gastronomy, an explosion […]
Les saveurs de la Sicile orientale
La cuisine variée de la Sicile est le résultat de nombreuses traditions culinaires issues de civilisations très différentes. Le mélange fait la différence Ce qui caractérise encore nos plats aujourd’hui, c’est un héritage de traditions culinaires issues de civilisations très différentes, qui ont contribué à la création d’une gastronomie absolument riche, une explosion de saveurs […]
Lava tubes of Etna II
Or: Why the Catanese invented ice cream. If you follow our blog closely, you already know how lava tunnels are created during a volcanic eruption. This time we want to tell you something about what it looks like inside these caves and what special things have already happened in some caves. Geological peculiarities Let’s start […]