Sicilian Volcano Hike with Luca Cosma
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Highlights
- Climb on the crater of three active volcanoes
- Explore the peaceful and remote Aeolian Islands
- Refuel on great Sicilian food and drink
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Our Sicilian volcanology adventure starts at our base for the next three nights, the comfortable Maraneve Resort, located in small town of Linguaglossa on Mount Etna's northern slopes. Your trip Leader plans to meet everyone in the reception at 6pm for the welcome...
Our hike this morning will take us as high as we can go on Mount Etna. The highest volcano in Europe, at 3350 metres, it has been in a state of eruptive activity since 2001 with the last couple of years being particularly active. Travelling by minibus to the cable car...
We take a short drive up the northern side of the mountain this morning to the remains of the ski station of Piano Provenzana at 1900m - most of it was buried by lava in the 2002 eruptions. Our hike follows the solidified lava flows uphill to arrive at the crater line...
We make an early start this morning to drive to the port city of Milazzo on Sicily's northwest coast, gateway to the Aeolian Islands which are a UNESCO listed World Heritage site. We catch a fast hydrofoil to the awe-inspiring island of Stromboli, a classic cone-shape...
Departing Stromboli on an early hydrofoil we plan, sea conditions allowing, to stop on the Island of Panarea. The second smallest of the Aeolian's with a year-round population of just 280, it's been a popular summer retreat with the bohemian set since the 1960s. Leavi...
This morning we take a small boat to the neighbouring island of Vulcano, named after Zeus' son Vulcan, the God of fire and metalworking. Vulcano has erupted spectacularly throughout the centuries - the last dramatic explosion being only 100 years ago. In 183 BC a huge...
We return to mainland Sicily by hydrofoil back to Milazzo and drive south along the eastern side of the island to Taormina. Perched on a cliff overlooking the Ionian Sea, this pretty town is home to many historic churches and a number of lively bars and cafes as well ...
The trip ends this morning after breakfast in Taormina. There are no activities planned today, so you are free to depart at any time. If your flight is departing later in the day, luggage storage facilities are available at our hotel. If you would like to receive a co...
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Explore! Reviews & Ratings
Great trip, well recommended and a fantastic
Great trip, well recommended and a fantastic group of fellow explorers
Great trip, well recommended
Great trip, well recommended and a fantastic group of fellow explorers
The fact that we did not summit
The fact that we did not summit two volcanos was due to geological, volcanic activity and was unfortunate but the best was made of the situation and I still had a gr...
Had a great time
The fact that we did not summit two volcanos was due to geological, volcanic activity and was unfortunate but the best was made of the situation and I still had a gr...
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