Οι καλύτερες ορεινές πεζοπορίες στη Σικελία

The entire national park is permanently closed due to devastating forest fires in autumn 2025! The entrance is guarded; no entry is possible.

Climbing Cratere Piano del Lago is possible for everyone, although strenuous. Small lava stones pull you downwards with every step, so I felt like I had climbed the mountain twice.

Note: If you take the (return) path past the Cozzo Mondella, you can easily reach the marble works (is it still in operation?). From the marble works, where the path again heads strictly north, you have to cross a horse paddock (without a gate, but still easy). After that, the 700m path down is relatively overgrown, including thorn bushes. In September 2025, we were still able to walk it quite well. (See photos)

Long enchanting, uncontaminated. Definitely to be reached with comfortable shoes and plenty of water in tow during the summer period.

The hike is completely overcrowded, and you're charged twice. You pay €9 at the parking lot and then another €5 per person. There's almost no shade anywhere, and the small swimming coves are completely overcrowded.

One of the most beautiful lava tunnels on the north side of Mount Etna is the Serracozzo Grotto (surely often visited, but not signposted). A lava tunnel is not a cave, but rather one formed during an eruption, when a crust forms on the surface of the slowly flowing lava in flatter terrain. This "tunnel" is easy to enter (assuming there's no threat of a thunderstorm (flooding!) or ice and snow making entry dangerous). Don't forget your flashlight; two cave-ins in the ceiling provide sufficient light until halfway through the tunnel, after which it becomes very shallow and pitch-dark in places. It's worth exploring!

The Funivia dell'Etna cable car starts near the Rifugio Sapienza mountain hut.

The final station of the cable car on Mount Etna is called La Montagnola and is located at an altitude of 2504 meters