Etna
A Sport for Every Season
A feature by Alessandro Saffo / Solomango
View towards the Escrivรก and Montagnola craters at 2,500 meters in the Sapienza Refuge area of Mount Etna
Cross-country skiing on the South East face of Etna in the Schiena dell’Asino area
Eruption under the mouth of the South East crater
Lava flow during an eruption
Lava flow towards the Bove Valley during an eruption
LavaView flowfrom during eruption thean North face
View from the North face
Etna: a sport for every seas
At 3,500 meters, Mount Etna is famous for be It's eruptions light up the night sky in a natur even from the distant Aeolian Islands. But the volcano, with its 59,000 hectare natu There are numerous sports and activites that rock climbing, mountain biking, horse trekkin primitive energy of the mighty volcano.
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Horse trekking
Gorge on the Alcantara river
Horse trekking
Horse riding on the West face
The Silvestri craters with Catania in the background
Trekking in the Bove Valley during an eruption in 2005 Trekking on lava fields towards the Bove Valley
Trekking on lava fields
towards the Bove Valley
The central
crater
Cross-country skiing on the South East face in the Carazzi Mountains area
Cross-country skiing in the Schiena dell’Asino area
South face eruption. In the background, the summit of the central crater.
Trekking at 2,900 meters on the Philosopher’s
s Tower, in the background the South East crater during an eruption
Climbing the central crater
Excursion into the gorg
es of the Alcantara river
Walking in the Mount Stornello forest
Kayaking on the Alcantara river with the Calatabiano Castle in the background
Taking a Kayak to the Alcantara river
Mountain biking around Mount Fontane on the east face
Mountain biking in the Monti Sartorio area, with the Peloritani mountains in the background
Mount Fontane view across the Bove Valley
Mountain biking on the North East face in the forest at the foot of the Sartorio mountains
Mountain biking through the forests on the East face of Mount Etna at 1,500 m
Mountain biking in the Mount dei Santi area
Eruption in the Monte dei Santi area
Eruption of Mount Etna
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A feature by Ale
ssandro Saffo /
Solomango