The soil in the Valle del Leone consists of ash and lapilli emitted during Etna’s recent activity. Though soft when walked on, try to take some of this sand in your hand and you will feel how it is actually highly abrasive, since it is formed of sharp volcanic glass....

Try to venture a little into the flow from 1991-93, at the beginning of the Val Calanna. You will find completely smooth areas, as though they were artificially built roads: these are portions of “pahoehoe” lava, which in Hawaiian means “smooth, unbroken lava”. Give it a try!...

You will find several places and viewpoints along the cliffs of the Timpe. In these areas shaped by time and the movement of the earth, you can see many lava flows emerging along the roads. Try placing your hands on them and you will feel the accumulated heat that they emanate, during the day and at...

The beach of Aci Trezza is certainly not one of the most comfortable. Though these volcanic products are at least 500,000 years old, the sea has not yet had time to form a real sandy beach. If you lie down on the pebbles of the Aci Trezza beach, you will not be comfortable, but you will benefit from...