Ash slope, lava flow and finally the sea

Etna

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May 8th 2008
8 May 2008 The weather cleared and we enjoyed an unforgettable day on Etna with our guide Jean Baptiste. Our Italian Rough Guide suggested that it was not possible to go to the main crater of the mountain as it was too dangerous following major eruptions in 2001 and 2002, however things must have settled down because we were able to book a trip all the way up with Gruppo Guide Alpine Etna Su ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more