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Visiting Mount Etna, Sicily

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Mount Etna can be reached by bus&comma; but it is preferable to rent a car&period; Mount Etna is an active volcano&comma; in Sicily&comma; Italy and there are numerous attractions in the area&period; Gorge of the Alcantara River is one of the most visit attractions around mount Etna&period; In a simple 20-minute tour&comma; travellers can see the strange rock formations and the river&period; Travellers can descend several sets of stairs to reach the riverbed&period; Nearby&comma; there are a number of beautiful hilltop towns that provides impressive vantage points of the nearby countryside&period; The unimaginably narrow roads around these villages can be both challenging and exciting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">People around Mount Etna are known for their hospitality and it is not uncommon that villagers will invite visitors to their houses for snack and beer&period; There are many great lookout points in these villages and we could find a few old churches that overlook the whole mountainous area&period; Seeing different mountaintop villages that perch precariously against jagged&comma; rocky outcrops can be quite breathtaking&period; Other than villages&comma; the fertile volcanic area also has many vineyard and orchards that we could visit&period; Local bars around Mount Etna are rather easy going and many of them are very rarely visited by foreigners&comma; so our presence could attract some attention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-176" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;Visiting-Mount-Etna-Sicily&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Visiting Mount Etna&comma; Sicily" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"388" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">As we drive further into the mountainous area&comma; tree cover will get sparser and eventually&comma; we could see 360-degree beautiful views towards both the sea and the Mount Etna itself&period; Along the way&comma; we could find hundreds of Sicilians having picnics in various pasture lands around Mount Etna&comma; especially during a holiday&period; If we decide to have a picnic&comma; we could pick up some drinks&comma; fruits&comma; fresh bins&comma; cheese and prosciutto at local supermarkets and convenience stores&period; However&comma; we should be aware that the wind the blows on the high mountain can be chilly&comma; but the overall view can be quite gorgeous&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A town that we can visit near the Mount Etna is Randazzo and it has a majestic background of the volcano draped in occasional clouds&period; The Cathedral of Santa Maria is an impressive structure and it was originally built in 13<sup>th<&sol;sup> century&comma; with numerous rebuilding projects afterwards&period; It has a bell tower that dates from the 18<sup>th<&sol;sup> century&period; The Ferrovia Circumetnea is a small-gauge railway that encircles the mount between Riposto and Catania&period; So&comma; it is also a good idea to take the train ride between the towns to see the scenery and terraced vineyards for about three hours&period; We should be aware that Mount Etna is located near many towns and a large city&comma; Syracuse&semi; so the traffic in some parts of the area can be enormous&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The waterfront near Mount Etna is also a good place that we can visit&comma; but it means that we will mingle with thousands of cars who want to enjoy the sunny day&period; Taormina is a coastal resort town founded in 8<sup>th<&sol;sup> century BC by the ancient Greeks and it is one of the oldest early settlements in the island&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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