Etna Blog & Insider Guides
Practical route insights and tips from my years guiding on Mount Etna — what you actually need to plan your trek.
Etna from Giardini Naxos: My Expert Guide
Giardini Naxos is one of the best-positioned coastal bases for exploring Etna — closer to the quiet north flank than most visitors realise. After years guiding on this volcano, I've put together everything you need to know: which side to choose, what things really cost, and why booking the right guide changes everything.
Etna from Siracusa: A Volcanologist's Day Trip Guide
Every week someone messages me from Siracusa asking whether Etna is worth the drive. After fifteen years leading excursions on this volcano, my answer is always the same: absolutely yes — but come prepared. Here's everything I tell my clients before they leave Ortigia.
Watching Lava on Etna: What I Tell My Guests
I've spent years guiding people across Etna's lava fields and crater rims, and the question I hear most is always the same: where can I see real lava? Here's what I tell them — the honest, insider version, not the brochure copy.
Etna Webcams: How I Read Them Every Morning
Every morning before leading a group onto Etna, I check the same webcams in the same order. After years of doing this, I can read a frame in seconds and know whether the mountain is sleeping, breathing or roaring. Let me share exactly how I do it.
Cable Car or Hike on Etna? My Honest Guide Advice
Every week someone asks me: cable car or hike? My answer is always the same — it depends on who you are, not what looks easier. After guiding on Etna for years, I've watched both options transform complete strangers into people who never want to leave this volcano.
Spring on Etna: A Volcanologist's Wine Tour
I've spent years guiding people across Etna's craters, but some of my most memorable days have been spent walking through the vineyards on those same slopes. In spring, when the vines are just waking up and the summit is still wearing its snow, this mountain reveals a side of itself that most visitors never see.
My Favorite Spring Hikes on Etna: Trails & Blooms
Every spring I rediscover Mount Etna as if it were the first time. After twenty years guiding on this volcano, the moment those violet Viola aetnensis flowers push through black lava still stops me in my tracks. Here's what I tell every guest who asks me when to come and where to walk.
Etna Jeep Tour: Off-Road Adventure on a Volcano
Explore Mount Etna by 4x4 jeep without the long hike. Reach 2,850m, see 2002 eruption craters and lava caves — ideal for families and all ages.
Etna Wine Tasting: Discover Volcanic Terroir
Taste Etna DOC wines from volcanic vineyards with a certified sommelier. Nerello Mascalese, Carricante, Sicilian food pairings and winery visits.