Top 17 Caves ビアンカヴィッラでの

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Deep cave not visitable. Located near a shelter unfortunately now closed by the forestry.

The Santa Barbara refuge is located in the Etna Park, immersed in a suggestive landscape of woods and lava flows. Recently renovated, it has a fireplace with a wood reserve and can be used as a bivouac. It is an excellent starting point for excursions around the volcano.

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!

Approx. 115m long volcanic grotto. A few meters off the main path. Signposted.

It is located a very short distance from the track, following an uphill path. The cave is also slightly uphill... it is not very high, nor one of the most spectacular. But it is really easy to reach

This cave was formed from a lava flow that cooled and solidified on the outside, but continued to flow inside, leaving a hollow space behind. The Grotta Serracozzo is particularly impressive because it has collapsed in two places, allowing daylight to enter.

There is no equipped area. The cave is fenced off because it is an overhanging well. Good connection. The view of Etna and the crater of Monte Nero degli Zappini in the foreground is spectacular.