{"id":5866,"date":"2025-09-29T17:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/%f0%9f%8c%8b-mount-etna-fire-suits-her-%f0%9f%98%8f\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:57:43","slug":"%f0%9f%8c%8b-mount-etna-fire-suits-her-%f0%9f%98%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/en\/%f0%9f%8c%8b-mount-etna-fire-suits-her-%f0%9f%98%8f\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf0b Mount Etna \u2013 fire suits her \ud83d\ude0f"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"%f0%9f%8c%8b-mount-etna-an-active-volcano-in-sicily-and-a-trek-across-lava\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udf0b Mount Etna \u2013 an active volcano in Sicily and a trek across lava<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-236240d24d370d4943fdf9f3d2320600\">We spent the night at <strong>Rifugio Sapienza<\/strong>, at an altitude where even the air smells like sulfur and adventure.<br\/>But before we went to sleep, we headed out to watch <strong>the sunset, which turned the lava into gold<\/strong>. The wind danced with the ash, and the clouds shaped themselves like craters \u2013 as if the mountain wanted to remind us who\u2019s in charge.<br\/>For a moment, everything went quiet. Only the warm glow of the sky and the scent of smoke hinted that something was still alive beneath us.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3405\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Up here, the wind can literally blow your hat &#x2013; and the last bits of dignity &#x2013; right off your head &#x1F605; But thanks to it, the air smells like sulfur and adventure, not a burnt backpack. \"  class=\"wp-image-3405 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"And our hair? It tried to take off too &#x1F4A8; \"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-1920x2560.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-60x80.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9995-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3406\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Mount Etna rises over 3,300 meters above sea level and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world &#x2013; with more than 200 eruptions recorded!\"  class=\"wp-image-3406 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Calm? Only on the surface &#x1F30B; \"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0001-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3413\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"It&#x2019;s one of the first plants to return after an eruption. Where there was once lava, a green carpet appears &#x2013; a symbol that the mountain gives a second chance. \"  class=\"wp-image-3413 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Soft grass? Don&#x2019;t be fooled &#x1F33E; \"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0033-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0033-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0033-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0033-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3407\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"Trails on Mount Etna aren&#x2019;t well-worn paths &#x2013; they&#x2019;re loose gravel that shifts with every gust of wind. Sometimes it feels like you&#x2019;re walking down a moving walkway. \"  class=\"wp-image-3407 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Only one of us knows where the trail is &#x1F60E;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0011-scaled.jpeg\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3415\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"The sun reflects off the black lava so intensely that everything shines like an oven. But it&#x2019;s exactly that contrast &#x2013; golden light and black earth &#x2013; that makes Etna look like a planet from another world. \"  class=\"wp-image-3415 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Everything&#x2019;s better with a bit of shade &#x1F576;&#xFE0F;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-1920x2560.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-60x80.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0043-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14f77e2f4f48f8973f9adccce29b2f37\">The sun slowly dropped lower, as if it too wanted a peek into the crater before going to sleep.<br\/>The wind picked up so much that we had to hold onto our jackets and our hair at the same time, and still no one wanted to leave. Etna said \u201cgoodnight\u201d in its own way \u2013 loud, beautiful, and powerful \ud83c\udf0b\ud83d\udca8 <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\" class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/zachod-na-etnie.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e286b1ed524f97eaac02c499d1a7e080\">In the morning \u2013 helmet, jacket, a quick espresso, and we\u2019re off. First by cable car, then by off-road buses, all the way to where civilization ends. Beyond that, there\u2019s only <strong>a path of ash and lava<\/strong>, redrawn every time Etna decides to remind everyone of its power.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3526\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"These off-road buses drive along a route that exists only until the next eruption. After that, the lava writes a new one. \"  class=\"wp-image-3526 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"A bus? No, the Etna Shuttle &#x1F60E; \"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0114-60x80.jpeg 60w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3527\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"The buses kick up tons of ash and dust, so for a moment it looks like a scene from Mad Max. Only instead of a desert &#x2013; a volcano. \"  class=\"wp-image-3527 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Those aren&#x2019;t clouds, that&#x2019;s dust from the Etna Rally &#x1F69A;&#x1F4A8;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0115-60x80.jpeg 60w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3429\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Volcanic landscapes have a way of making everyone feel like a conqueror. Even though there&#x2019;s still a stretch to the summit, you can already see that Etna isn&#x2019;t a mountain &#x2013; it&#x2019;s a temperament. \"  class=\"wp-image-3429 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Marcin in &#x201C;king of the crater&#x201D; mode &#x1F9CD;&#x200D;&#x2642;&#xFE0F;&#x1F525;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0194-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3425\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"The baked lava takes on different colors &#x2013; from black to brick red. Each shade is a different eruption and a different story. \"  class=\"wp-image-3425 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Here, the ground looks like it just came out of the oven &#x1F35E;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0121-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3426\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"At this altitude (over 2,500 meters), the wind can hit 60 km\/h. And it doesn&#x2019;t matter if you&#x2019;ve got a hat, a hood, or a helmet &#x2013; Etna will style your hair its own way anyway. \"  class=\"wp-image-3426 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Volcanic wind? Hairstyle guaranteed &#x1F481;&#x200D;&#x2640;&#xFE0F; \"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0144-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-871e857a03e3786ca793fa601bd2c6cb\">The wind tugs at our jackets, and our guide <strong>Enrico from Etna Guide<\/strong> \u2013 smiling, chatty, and absolutely indestructible \u2013 says we\u2019re lucky today. The weather is perfect, the visibility is a dream, and Etna is \u201cbreathing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f1636f0b1881ee016f03834da2de00e3\"><strong>\u2013 Is it just steam, or already hell?<br\/>\u2013 Hell has fewer tourists \ud83d\ude0e<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-27c1259316eb98b992ace87e594fbeb4\"><br\/>And yet everyone wants to come here \u2013 apparently the devil has better marketing \ud83d\ude02<br\/>And no permit needed, just a guide for \u20ac130 per person \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Wyziewy.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4f367dc5b516df034c0e8562c7a7380a\">We stand at over <strong>2,500 meters<\/strong>, and there are still a solid <strong>8.7 km of hiking ahead of us<\/strong>. With every step, I feel more and more that the ground is alive \u2013 literally.<br\/>From deep inside the crater rises a hot, biting smell of sulfur. One deeper breath and\u2026 coughing, laughter, and a few unfiltered words, which Enrico sums up with a short: \u201c<em>Benvenuti sull\u2019Etna!<\/em>\u201d \ud83d\ude04  <\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:25% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kaszel.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1970e67de6ecb2632d860546caf697fa\">At that point, I wasn\u2019t sure if it was fog, steam, or Etna simply testing my endurance.<br\/>Conclusion: I survived, but my lungs filed a complaint \ud83d\ude05\ud83c\udf0b<br\/>Guide Enrico called it \u201cgentle sulfur fumes\u201d \u2014 I\u2019d call it an exam in breathing without air \ud83d\ude02<br\/>But the sight of steam rising from the craters? Absolutely worth every cough \ud83d\udca8\ud83d\udd25 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fae075907958bb5760bedf5de91c63c4\"><strong>Turn the sound on \ud83d\ude09\ud83c\udfa7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h4 id=\"%f0%9f%94%8e-facts-that-hit-differently\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44cbee7feaadb649398d56898cafe5b7\">\ud83d\udd0e Facts that hit differently<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76a4185d9ec67db314538a1fec415217\"><strong>\ud83c\udf0b Mount Etna is growing<\/strong> \u2013 literally! Each eruption adds a few centimeters. Today it\u2019s around <strong>3,357 meters above sea level<\/strong>, but it can change height several times a year \ud83d\ude2e  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-039922b0147b36a0a1128958e3a691c5\">\ud83d\udd25 It\u2019s <strong>the most active volcano in Europe <\/strong>\u2013 eruptions happen on average every <strong>2\u20133 months<\/strong>, and smaller emissions\u2026 pretty much daily.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e502e468b9d1081a089be1167472189f\">\ud83d\udd73\ufe0f More than <strong>400 craters <\/strong>lie on its slopes \u2013 some are the result of side eruptions that can tear apart a section of the mountain and create a new \u201cmini Etna.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38e4c0975ca642920a5e34a07844d98e\">\ud83c\udf0d The volcano sits right <strong>between two tectonic plates<\/strong> \u2013 the African and the Eurasian. That\u2019s why it never stops \u201cworking.\u201d <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d90c8861fda596b6b5dab9ff4771c727\"><strong>\ud83d\ude90 The road to the top is never fixed <\/strong>\u2013 the asphalt ends at Rifugio Sapienza, and beyond that, each new lava flow draws a fresh route.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cd7029b00839602e14d61baf9e1fbc7c\">\ud83d\udc81\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Locals joke that <strong>Etna is \u201cshe\u201d <\/strong>\u2013 because she changes her mind, her mood, and even the direction of the wind whenever she feels like it \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7a973bbd1ce8015182bcf96e8d7c2642\">\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25 And if you look down at her crater at sunset, you\u2019ll see\u2026 <strong>a red heart <\/strong>\u2013 a shape that appears only for a few minutes each year.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3432\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"We step into a fissure formed after one of the eruptions &#x2013; here you can feel the heat rising from beneath the ground and the smell of sulfur so intense that no one needs coffee.\"  class=\"wp-image-3432 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Inside the mountain &#x2013; a natural escape room &#x1F526;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-1920x2560.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-80x106.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-60x80.jpeg 60w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0206-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3430\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"Guide Enrico took us to a spot where glowing lava was visible in a fissure &#x2013; proof that Etna never sleeps, it just dozes with one eye open.\"  class=\"wp-image-3430 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Red lava? It&#x2019;s here! And still warm &#x1F525;  \"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1160px) 100vw, 1160px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-1160x1547.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-1160x1547.jpeg 1160w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-800x1067.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-120x160.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-90x120.jpeg 90w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-320x427.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0203-scaled.jpeg 1995w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3428\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"The air is heavy with gases, the wind shifts direction every minute, and the landscape looks like the surface of Mars. But the view makes up for every cough. \"  class=\"wp-image-3428 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Beautiful here&#x2026; but what are we supposed to breathe? &#x1F605;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0171-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0171-scaled.jpeg 1995w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0171-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3433\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"From above, you can see massive craters and traces of lava flowing like rivers. This place looks like the morning after a storm &#x2013; except the storm was made of fire. \"  class=\"wp-image-3433 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Etna&#x2019;s heart really beats &#x1F493;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0207-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0207-scaled.jpeg 1995w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0207-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3427\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"At over 3,300 meters above sea level, you&#x2019;re literally standing above the world &#x2013; a sea of clouds under your feet, wind in your hair, and the feeling that beyond this, there&#x2019;s only the sky.\"  class=\"wp-image-3427 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"Above the clouds, still on earth &#x2601;&#xFE0F;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0156-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0156-scaled.jpeg 1995w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0156-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h4 id=\"%f0%9f%8c%b1-life-on-lava\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>\ud83c\udf31 Life on lava<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50f17df6a6d3e6b32a6f2b122197bc0f\">\ud83d\udc9a The first plants to appear after an eruption are <strong>lava pioneers<\/strong> \u2013 resistant to heat and drought, they take root in ash before anything else can. \ud83c\udf38 What looks like burnt ground isn\u2019t dead at all \u2013 the lava hides minerals that <strong>feed new life<\/strong>. It takes just a few years for moss to appear, followed by flowers and grasses. \ud83e\udea8 Some of these \u201cgreen survivors\u201d are <strong>Etna endemics<\/strong>, species that grow nowhere else in the world. \ud83c\udf3a And when they bloom \u2013 the entire black mountain looks like someone scattered nature\u2019s <strong>confetti across it<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc1e And ladybugs? They\u2019re everywhere! Even at over <strong>2,500 meters<\/strong> above sea level, they stroll across the lava like it\u2019s a spring garden \u2013 tiny red dots of life on black earth.       <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1995\"  height=\"2660\"  data-id=\"3408\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB8sAAApkAQMAAACfNByGAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAp1JREFUeNrtwQENAAAAwqD3T20PBxQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8GgwogABrOu+sQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"  alt=\"It&#x2019;s one of the first to return after an eruption. It takes root in lava where ground temperatures can reach 40&#xB0;C &#x2013; a true volcanic tough one. \"  class=\"wp-image-3408 pk-lazyload\"  title=\"A small plant, big courage &#x1F331;\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1995px) 100vw, 1995px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0014-scaled.jpeg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0014-scaled.jpeg 1995w, https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_0014-800x1067.jpeg 800w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1160\"  height=\"1547\"  data-id=\"3409\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABIgAAAYLAQMAAABNWRHfAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAPJJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAICvAXJzAAGR9O26AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\"  alt=\"They grow where there&#x2019;s no soil and no water &#x2013; just ash and rock. 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Your feet sink ankle-deep, your shoes disappear into black lava, and every descent ends in laughter and a cloud of dust.<br\/>\ud83d\udd25 I\u2019d heard so much about Etna, but <strong>I didn\u2019t expect it to look this spectacular up close <\/strong>\u2013 raw, powerful, and full of life where nothing should grow. <br\/><strong>And if someone says Etna is asleep \u2013 they\u2019ve probably never heard her breathe \ud83d\ude0e<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h5 id=\"etna-wasnt-the-end-of-this-journey-just-one-of-its-strongest-moments-sicily-has-so-much-more-contrast-in-it-from-fire-to-blue-from-raw-intensity-to-complete-calm\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Etna wasn\u2019t the end of this journey, just one of its strongest moments.<br\/>Sicily has so much more contrast in it \u2013 from fire to blue, from raw intensity to complete calm.<\/h5>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fe8fd7b3e7d0dedba13e09e31295b055\">If you want to see the other side of this island, check out this post too<br\/>\ud83d\udc49<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelwithtime.pl\/en\/%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%b9-sicily-lava-and-blue-%f0%9f%8c%8a%e2%98%80%ef%b8%8f\/\"> \u2192 Onward: Sicily \u2013 lava and blue \ud83c\udf0b\ud83c\udf0a<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccd \ud83d\udd25 Mount Etna \u2013 the island\u2019s fiery heart \ud83c\udf0b<br \/>\nA mountain that knows how to show character! Smoke, the smell of sulfur, and a view you can\u2019t take your eyes off.<br \/>\nAt the top, the wind blows so hard your thoughts drift away with the ash \u2013 but it\u2019s worth every second! \ud83d\udca8 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"powerkit_post_featured":[9],"class_list":{"0":"post-5866","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sicily"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mount Etna \u2013 an active volcano in Sicily | trekking, lava, and emotions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mount Etna in Sicily, no sugarcoating \u2013 trekking across lava, an active volcano up close, emotions, facts, and behind the scenes of climbing Etna. 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