The gradual ascent with the cable car, the excursion up to the Barbagallo Craters, the boundless view of the lava consolidated after the eruptions. Only the Etna cable car can offer these scenarios.
On the other hand, the beauty of the highest active volcano in Europe never ceases to capture the attention of tourists, who come from all over the world to follow its eruptive activity or even just to enjoy its contrasts. This evocative fragment of the world is placed, not surprisingly, on the UNESCO world natural heritage list. Because Etna is the extraordinary testimony of how the Earth can evolve.
“Many tourists come to visit us, especially foreigners – he claims Francesco Russo Morosoli, the patron of the Etna cableway – The target is heterogeneous because it is a comfortable excursion and therefore suitable for everyone. You reach the top first by cable car and then by an off-road bus, up to 3000 metres. Accompanied by the mountain guide up to the edge of the Barbagallo craters”.
We live on the slopes of the volcano and often, distracted, we overlook its imposing presence. Which instead hypnotizes visitors, attracted by the ash, the flows, the smoke. Tireless in walking on lava rock and on extinguished eruptive vents. Once upon a time there were few tourists and they went up on mules, guided by shepherds.
There Gioacchino Russo Morosoli cable car it was built in 1953. No insurance company is willing to cover the risk of such a business project. And there has been no shortage of unforeseen “chance” events in the past: it has in fact been destroyed and rebuilt 5 times (the last in 2002). On the southern side it is the leading company in the field of excursions to the authorized crater areas. A unique vision of tourism, which the entrepreneur Francesco Russo Morosoli inherited from his father Gioacchino, after whom the ski lift is named.
“In 2023 we celebrated the 70 years of foundation – underlines Francesco Russo Morosoli – And we don’t stop. We are working on the opening of a Museum, which will be set up in the old station, renamed with the nickname of Highlander because it remained unscathed in the face of the devastating fury of the eruptions that followed. The museum will then be connected to a 7D resolution cinema room for the screening of films and documentaries.”
Balancing on the world while the gusts of wind push you to fly. It’s the priceless feeling that envelops you when you’re at 3000 meters. And in summer the excursion at sunset, captivated by the chromatic contrasts of the sun which slowly leaves its home.
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