Things to do
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Mount Etna
Riding the cable car up from Rifugio Sapienza puts anyone at 2,500 metres in a morning. The craters above it are walked only with an authorised guide, so book the guided walk before you drive up.
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Grotta del Gelo
A lava tube on the northern flank holding perennial ice, the southernmost glacier-like body in Europe. Reaching it is a demanding walk of about eighteen kilometres from Piano Provenzana. The route is unshaded, the ice inside has thinned in recent years, and the round trip fills a long day.
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Valle del Bove
A collapse scar five kilometres wide on Etna's eastern flank, where most recent lava flows have poured. Crossing its floor is a long day on broken rock with no shade and no water. Guides take the crossing only in settled weather, and the start is well above the last road.
