One Night with Etna @EtnaRuralCottage
Mount Etna is full of mysteries and legends. The first Greek settlers named the volcano Aetna and thought of it as the home to Hephaestus , god of fire, who used its flames and lava to forge Zeus’s thunderbolts. Etna is described in the book of myths as “the forge of the gods”. To the Sicilians she is known as Mongibello (Beautiful Mountain) a word that derives from Arabic times. Visitors, both local and international, are instantly charmed by Etna and visit daily to this magical part of Sicily. Since the Grand Tours started in 1680 Etna was the “must see” attraction of visitors to the island and was enjoyed by such notaries as Goethe, Byron and Maupassant, as she had already been by the Greek philosopher Empedocles and the Emperor Hadrian. She is a magnet for visitors looking for excitement and dramatic landscapes. Mount Etna is the highest volcano in Europe. She extends for approximately 1250 square km and reaches a height of approximately 335...