Mount Etna Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy
About Mount Etna
Mount Etna is here because the tectonic plate of Europe (carrying mainland Italy and Sicily) is colliding with and overriding the African plate. The African plate is peeling away from the surface and descending deep into the earth, where water in porous rock and hydrated minerals is forced out. This causes the overlying (European) rock to melt and rise, until it collects in a pool of magma near the surface. The drop in pressure enables gas to bubble out of the magma, until the mixture of gas and magma eventually erupts through the surface. This has been happening continually on Mount Etna for some 500,000 years, with multiple layers of lava and ash building up into a mightystratovolcano. Mount Etna has been more active since the start of the 20th century, and even more so in the 21st. Its
Top Attractions in Mount Etna
Explore the best things to see and do in Mount Etna:
- ★Skiing at Etna North
- ★Skiing at Etna South
Where to Stay in Mount Etna
- 🏨Clan Dei Ragazzi
- 🏨Hotel Corsaro Etna Sud
- 🏨Mareneve Resort
- 🏨Rifugio Sapienza Hotel
- 🏨Terrazza dell'Etna
Mount Etna Travel Guide Sections
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