In previous centuries there was not much perception of the real risk associated with the presence of a volcano like Etna. For this reason, shelters were built at different altitudes on the volcano, even in areas where today no one would ever think of building something. The oldest refuge was found ...

The Grand Tour was a route with various stops, required by young aristocrats to complete their university education. From 1400 onwards, it spread rapidly throughout Europe and encouraged contact between students and the main European courts through educational trips. Italy immediately represented...

At almost 3000 metres above sea level and at the base of the summit craters, in the area of Torre del Filosofo, there is a place that was once loved by Empedocles.A Sicilian philosopher and politician, he was born and lived in Akragas, present-day Agrigento, in the 5th century BC. It is said that t...

In past centuries, shelters were built at different altitudes on the volcano, even in areas where today no one would ever think of building something. The oldest refuge was found at an altitude of 2920 metres, at the base of the summit craters, on a small hill called Torre del Filosofo. It is said ...