Want an “easy” volcano to climb instead of grappling with Mount Etna or MedTrekking up Stromboli?
The bowl-shaped Crater della Fossa on Sicily’s Aeolian Island of Vulcano is the place to go. But you may get a bit muddy by the time it’s all over.
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The Mediterranean Sea’s most explosive volcano.
For the first time ever on my MedTrek, I arranged to take Read more
My hydrofoil named Calypso broke down in the Mediterranean Sea en route to volcanic Stromboli this afternoon after stopping at the Aeolian Islands of Vulcano, Lipari and Salina. Consequently I was forced to bag a stay in Stromboli and find a squat in Lipari, where the boat wound up, that I’ll Read more
Polyphemus' Newly Discovered Cave Is Corked By Lava
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The Idiot's sweaty SPOT GPS withstands Etna’s smoke, sulfur and heat.
Update: Mount Etna erupted again in January 2012.
There IS a $100-plus Disneyland-like “ride” to the top of Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano and one of the top draws in Sicily.
Go to the Rifugio Sapienza on the Read more
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