{"id":2074,"date":"2018-12-10T15:29:32","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2019-07-16T06:43:33","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T06:43:33","slug":"climbing-etna-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/climbing-etna-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing Etna with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
Mount Etna, is an active stratovolcano dominating the northeast corner of Sicily. We went exploring Mount Etna with our 3-year-old kid and it was a fantastic experience for the three of us!<\/p>\n
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Etna is Europe\u2019s tallest volcano and is also one of the most active in the world. It has been active for around 2.6 million years, but the eruptions today are relatively harmless, and the last major eruption happened in 1992.<\/p>\n
Mount Etna is so large that it’s visible from more than half of Sicily on a clear day. It also has so much to offer and see: great hiking at different trails for all levels.<\/p>\n
If you visit Etna in winter the snow-covered slopes offer two of Sicily\u2019s three ski resorts. From November to March you can\u00a0ski the slopes of the volcano\u00a0one day and enjoy the beach the next!<\/p>\n
Nature and landscape on Mt. Etna vary from woods and vineyards to volcanic craters and barren fields of lava.\u00a0The mountain covers about 581 kilometers and 20 towns.\u00a0The way up to Etna goes through\u00a0rolling hills, forest, fields and beautiful small medieval towns.<\/p>\n
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November is the\u00a0perfect time to visit. The\u00a0crowds are gone at this time of the year.\u00a0Like many beaches\u00a0we went to in Sicily in November, you can have the place to your self if you go in the morning. Around midday, a few other visitors started to come around, but the area is so big and it still felt like we were alone on Mars some moments.<\/p>\n
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