Sicily

Visit to the Etna top craters

There are several ways to visit the Mt. Etna top craters, both from the North and from the South side.
Starting point for the North side is Piano Provenzana and for the South side Rifugio Sapienza.
Northern tracks are more beautiful and allow to get up to the highest crates (3300 mt). These tracks are only open in the summer.
Southern tracks are more famous, more scenographic and comfortable.

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Taormina (Messina) - Taormina arte

Taormina (Messina) - Taormina arte (Taormina Art)

Date to be confirmed

15 July - 11 September

A rich theater, music, dance, art and opera season. https://festivaltaorminarte.it/

Caltagirone (Catania) - La scala illuminata

Date to be confirmed

24 - 25 July and 14 - 15 August

The highlight of the summer in Caltagirone, is the Luminaria Festival, held July 24-25, celebrating the city’s patron saint St.James and on the eve of August 14-15, celebrating SS. Maria del Ponte. The main landmark in town is the impressive Scala di Santa Maria del Monte, an exceptional staircase of 142 steps, connecting the old city at the top to the new at the bottom - the risers of each step are uniquely painted majolica tiles, and no two have the same design – rightly a Unesco World Heritage site.
During the celebrations, the steps are illuminated with thousands of small colourful oil lamps to create a true work of Art!. A unique evocative experience!