Wonderful boards & sandwiches. Great fun staff that are totally helpful, especially with the only…read moreEnglish speakers. Small outside table service or takeaway food. Great wine! Excellent prices!!

Considered the most active volcano in Europe. We visited this place on a rather hot day and we were…read moreexcited to get to the higher cooler temperatures at the top. With a tour group we got to skip the first long line and got directly onto the rail cars. These were a lot of fun, sailing over the landscape in and out of the clouds. You can walk directly up the mountain but that would take to much time for our group. Up next we got on a off road buss that takes you further up. This bus is great bouncing all over the place. We walked around seeing over the edge as the clouds came in and out. Because of the weather this is as far as we could climb today. Back down the mountain we visited Crateri Silversti, walked up and around it. Very cool, so much black rock and surprisingly it doesn't dirty up your shoes.

Mount Etna is extraordinary. It is an active volcano and has some of the most beautiful landscape…read moreyou will ever see. There are many ways to get to your destination. There rail cars to go part of the way as well as buses, off-road buses, rental cars and private tours. I normally do not recommend private tours, as I like to do what I want when I want. Because this area was unfamiliar to me and I had never been I thought it best to take a private tour with the family and it was an excellent decision. The area is magnificent and you will never see anything like it. The locals as well as a tourist are ever so friendly and will help guide you. This is not a trip I would take if I was unwell, I suggest it for people who are relatively healthy. There is just so much to do it's so much fun. I cannot recommend it more highly. Have the most magnificent time.

Historical remains can for some reason sometimes look a bit strange. Like Piazza Doumo in…read moreAcrireale. A boring town with no charm. Garbage everywhere. Traffic. And then in the middle of it this piazza with two churches. Rather nice but nothing special. I don't agree with what the tourist guide tells you about glory and charm.