ETNA a sport for every season...

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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ural park, offers much more besides fire. t can be enjoyed around the mountain; skiing, g, canoeing... all within the shadow and

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