Nicolosi, Italy

Mt Etna, which I'm sure you've heard of was one of the sites that I most wanted to visit in Italy. Strictly speaking you're not meant to climb Etna without a guide, but I was with Dad, and well rules that don't seem to serve a purpose are considered as ...

... no more than 15kms as the crow flies, and visible from where I was. Down I go to the nearest mountain town, Nicolosi, with the intention of having a really good meal (I haven't eaten since breakfast). I have a particular hankering for mushrooms (which ...

The visit to Etna...snowy and smokey...the hard 4 hours climbing up and relaxing 15 minutes coming down with the skilift.. This was a tough task...what a hell were we thinking when we started walking up from a random place wihtout any path showing us the ...

Last weekend I agreed with my friends (Marco, Fede, Ciccio and Nancy a girl from US) to go to admire Mt. Etna erupting. We hiked a couple of Kms and reached a quite high point with an amazing view, the lava was streaming down and Etna was "screaming" very ...