SICILY MOUNT ETNA (PRE-HIKE) MAY 2

After about a 3 hour drive along the south coast of Sicily we headed north to our overnight stay at Rufugio Ragabo. After dumping our stuff into our rustic rooms we met up with Luca, our guide for the next two days.




 This afternoon we drove to the trail head for a 7 km hike to acclimatize us for tomorrow's accent of Mt. Etna. We walked up and over old cinder cones with birch and pine trees along the route.































We came to where the Volcano had erupted and wiped out the town of Piano Provenzana. By the time we met the bus for our return to the hotel the mist had rolled in.








Back at the Rufigio Ragabo we had a well earned dinner



Location: 95015 Linguaglossa CT, Italy

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