Car rental with driver for a sightseeing tour around the volcano even in the cold season. Etna in this period is completely white, given the abundant snowfalls.
The landscape is breathtaking, on one side the snow from which natural gratings of volcanic rocks emerge. On the other, the intense white vapor, a clear sign of the volcano's vitality. Many don't know the water vapor that characterizes the top of Etna's craters is due to the rising magma that meets pockets of water along the way. Probable sign of an eruption in the next few days!
The sightseeing tour starts from Taormina with the pick up of tourists at their hotels. After just over an hour we find ourselves in the middle part of Etna, near the Sapienza refuge. From here, we will proceed with off-road vehicles equipped for this type of route (dirt road with ice and snow). Before approaching the central craters, if we are allowed, because it is not always possible for safety reasons, let's visit the extinct craters near the Sapienza refuge, the Silvestri craters.
Walk in the extinct craters of the Silvestri mountains
The formation of these craters is relatively recent, we are talking about the eruption of 1892. This began on July 9 with the formation of a fracture, and subsequently of five craters on the southern slope of the flanks of the volcano. After 173 days of incandescent magma eruption, the lava traveled about 7 km, until it touched the Monti Rossi on the eastern side, stopping just above Nicolosi, at an altitude of 970 m a.s.l.
Our tour passes precisely through Nicolosi and ideally retraces the path of the lava backwards until it reaches the now extinct craters.
From the Silvesti mountains we head aboard the Jeeps towards the obligatory stop, the central craters, which we remember are still 5 active in turn. Once the exciting tour on the top of Etna has been completed, the one that delights the palate begins!
Car rental with driver to visit the volcano and taste the products of the landra
Many are unaware that the land products of this area of Sicily have a different, better taste that delights the palate. In fact, the agricultural products that can be harvested in these areas are grown in a land that is periodically enriched by the minerals expelled from Etna that reach the ground with the volcanic sand. It is no coincidence that red reeds are produced only in volcanic areas, it is the abundant iron on earth that gives these citrus fruits their colour. And what about the Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the "Nocellara dell'Etna" cultivars.... Amazing. The numerous agritourisms located on the sides of the volcano know this well and pamper the tourist with their unrepeatable food and wine tours elsewhere.
A tour on Etna offers unique emotions and flavors resulting from the Sicilian peasant tradition and from a very generous land with its inhabitants. We are waiting for you in Sicily!
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