Starting from PIANO PROVENZANA, you will reach the craters from which the most important eruptions occurred over the last few decades on the northern slope of the volcano. You will cross the flow from these craters along a path that runs beside the lava channel, a deep canyon cut by an enormous magma mass that invaded and partially destroyed the ancient RAGABO PINE GROVE. From here you will head back to PIANO PROVENZANA.
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Leaving from PIANO PROVENZANA we catch up craters from which has unleashed the most important eruption of the last decades on the north side of the volcano.
We pass through the casting spilled from this craters passing along the edges of the scroll channel of the magma, deep canyon marked by the huge mass ok magma which has invaded and partially destroyed the age-old pine forest “RAGABO”.
From here, we continue in the direction of the 1923 eruptive vents, and then we go towards “TIMPAROSSA” refuge.
Surpassed
TIMPAROSSA refuge, at 1793 m of altitude, we find the “CAVE OF
RASPBERRIES”, one of the longest scroll galleries of Etna mount.
After
have visited the cave, we continue in direction of CASERMA PITARRONE,
until arrive at RIFUGIO RAGABO, and then to Piano provenzana, final
destination of our excursion.
The path of this excursion is varied, it allow us to see pine forest, spectacular stretches of beech trees and lava flows.
monday - wednesday - friday
Departure from the “Rifugio Sapienza” qt. 1900 mt.(ETNA SOUTH), we catch up qt. 2500 with the aid of the cable car and 2900 with bus4x4 , from there we continue in trekking until the Summit Craters to approximately 3340 mt., carried out a long pause near the craters, we begin our reduction in direction of 2002 craters, from there we continue in direction of cablecar and go down in Rifugio Sapienza.
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