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The path crosses recent lava fields to reach the summit crater terrace at 3250m, where we will admire the majesty of the Central Crater.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                        <pee class=\"leading-relaxed text-sm text-white\">The route continues along the crater rim before starting the fun descent on a path of ash and volcanic scoria, for a total of 11.5 km, returning to the cable car departure point at 2500m.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                    <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <!-- Card: Schedule --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"scene h-96 group\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                <\/p>\n<div class=\"flip-card\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                     <\/p>\n<div class=\"flip-card-face 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[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-29128\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/logo-guide-copia-150x150.png\" alt=\"logo guide\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u00a0Prenotazione\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #008000;\">obbligatoria\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Periodo <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">estivo<\/span> consigliato da<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"> maggio<\/span> a <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">novembre<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Possibilit\u00e0 di effettuare l'escursione in<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> inverno<\/span> da <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">dicembre<\/span> a <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">marzo<\/span> con <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">sci d'alpinismo<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">Prezzo dell'escursione in cima al vulcano\u00a0<\/span>a part<\/span>ire da quota<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> 2500mt<\/span>\u00a0fino a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3300 mt<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Prezzo<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> :<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">70<\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0\u20ac<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> a pax\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\">(<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">trasporti esclusi<\/span>)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #666666; font-size: 14px;\">[tb-calendar booking=\"trekking-crateri-sommitali-etna-sud\"]<\/span><\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: center;\">\r\n<h5><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Potete mandare un messaggio su <span style=\"color: #008000;\">whatsapp<\/span> o chiamarci al numero : <span style=\"color: #008000;\">+39 3455741330<\/span> o invia una mail : <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"mailto:info@guidevulcanologicheetna.it\">info@guidevulcanologicheetna.it<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_35168\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1600\"]<img class=\"wp-image-35168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Escursioni-sullEtna-Trip-Advisor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"864\" \/> Escursioni al Cratere Centrale dell'Etna[\/caption]\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Descrizione<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dopo aver usufruito della <strong>cabinovia <\/strong>fino a quota 2500 mt, partenza del <strong>trekking<\/strong>\u00a0lungo il sentiero che da\u00a0<strong>Torre del Filosofo<\/strong>\u00a0conduce ai crateri sommitali dell\u2019Etna, attraverso i campi lavici emessi dalle recenti attivit\u00e0 del <strong>Cratere di Sud Est<\/strong>. Dopo aver percorso<strong>\u00a05 km<\/strong>, a quota 3250 mt si raggiunger\u00e0 la porzione Occidentale della terrazza craterica sommitale, dove sar\u00e0 possibile iniziare ad ammirare la maestosit\u00e0 del <strong>Cratere Centrale<\/strong> del vulcano e comprenderne a pieno le fenomenologie associate. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Questo luogo ricco di fascino, unisce la curiosit\u00e0 dell\u2019uomo al volto misterioso del vulcano. Il percorso proseguir\u00e0 lungo la cinta craterica prima di iniziare la discesa sul ripido ma divertente sentiero di ritorno, costituito da cenere e scorie vulcaniche, presente lungo la porzione meridionale del cono sommitale, che permetter\u00e0 di <strong>rientrare a piedi fino a quota 2500 mt<\/strong> per un totale di <strong>11,5 km<\/strong> (<strong>andata e ritorno<\/strong>). <strong>Rientro da quota 2500 mt\u00a0in cabinovia<\/strong> fino al Rifugio Sapienza 1900mt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"_3qTEiGfC\">\r\n<div class=\"_3i8_wKJv\">\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Inclusi nel prezzo\u00a0(70\u20ac a persona) :<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<div class=\"_3qTEiGfC\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guida Vulcanologica autorizzata<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bastoncini da trekking<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scarpe da trekking<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">caschi<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assicurazione in caso di incidenti<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Giacche<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Calze in pi\u00f9<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"_3qTEiGfC\">\r\n<div class=\"_3i8_wKJv\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Esclusi :<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">50 \u20ac<\/span> da pagare in biglietteria per i trasporti : Funivia (andata e ritorno) da quota 1900mt a quota 2500mt + jeep 4x4 (solo andata) fino a quota 2900mt. \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[Questa opzione potrebbe non essere disponibile a causa delle recenti eruzioni del vulcano che hanno cambiato la morfologia del terreno].<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">L'eventuale decisione di usufruire del rientro con i veicoli 4x4 da Torre del Filosofo (2900 mt) fino alla Funivia dell'Etna (2500 mt) ha un costo aggiuntivo di <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">18 \u20ac<\/span> a persona. \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[Questa opzione potrebbe non essere disponibile a causa delle recenti eruzioni del vulcano che hanno cambiato la morfologia del terreno].<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pranzo<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acqua in bottiglia<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Snack<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0K-way (giacca antipioggia)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Guanti o cappelli (importanti specie nei periodi invernali, primaverili e autunnali)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Giacca a vento<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zaino<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Buono a sapersi<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>In caso di condizioni meteorologiche avverse, ti avviseremo per comunicarti la <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">cancellazione<\/span> o il <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">rinvio<\/span> della tua escursione, il prima possibile.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Non \u00e8 previsto il pagamento anticipato della prenotazione, dopo aver comunicato la prenotazione al nostro numero:<span style=\"color: #008000;\"> +39 345 5741330<\/span> pagherete direttamente la guida che sar\u00e0 con voi il giorno dell'escursione.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Non \u00e8 previsto alcun pagamento anticipato per il trasporto<\/span>. La guida ti accompagner\u00e0 all'interno dell'ufficio della Funivia dell'Etna per il pagamento dei biglietti di andata e ritorno, poco prima della partenza.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li>In caso di molte richieste, i partecipanti saranno divisi in gruppi pi\u00f9 piccoli con guide diverse, a seconda delle lingue per evitare la formazione di grandi gruppi di persone.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34678\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Escursione-in-cima-al-vulcano-Etna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" \/>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Programma<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Incontro previsto nel parcheggio alla Funivia dell'Etna\u00a0(Nicolosi - Etna Sud) alle ore 8:30 a quota 1900 mt.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Partenza prevista alle ore: 9:00.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Briefing iniziale e acquisto ticket cabinovia (<strong>andata e ritorno<\/strong>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Arrivo a quota 2500 mt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Inizio del trekking di <strong>5km<\/strong> fino al raggiungimento dei <strong>Crateri Sommitali<\/strong> - a quota 3250 mt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Discesa <strong>a piedi<\/strong> per circa <strong>6,5 km<\/strong> fino all'arrivo della cabinovia a quota 2500 mt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Rientro in funivia fino al punto di partenza, 1900 mt.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Quota minima di inizio trekking : <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">2500 mt <\/span><\/strong>- quota massima raggiunta<strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3300 mt<\/span> <\/strong>(<em>valore variabile<\/em>) - quota minima raggiunta in trekking <span style=\"color: #008000;\">2500mt<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dislivello totale in salita : <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>800 mt<\/strong><\/span> (valore variabile) - Dislivello in discesa : <span style=\"color: #008000;\">800 mt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Durata totale del trekking : <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5h\/6h<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Km totali : <strong>11,5\u00a0km<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s2\">Difficolt\u00e0: <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Per escursionisti abituati a camminare in quota<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">- E <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s2\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">per\u00a0e<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s2\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">scursionisti<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Informazione utile<\/strong> : Possibilit\u00e0 di tornare con i veicoli 4x4 da Torre del Filosofo (2900 mt) fino alla Funivia dell'Etna (2500 mt) con un costo aggiuntivo di 18 \u20ac a persona (a carico del cliente). <strong>\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">[Questa opzione potrebbe non essere disponibile a causa delle recenti eruzioni del vulcano che hanno cambiato la morfologia del terreno]<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34723\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Etna-hiking-ai-Crateri-del-Vulcano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" \/>\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Attrezzatura obbligatoria<\/strong><\/span> :<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Pranzo al sacco<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abbigliamento a strati (maglietta a maniche corte - maglietta termica a maniche lunghe - pile o felpa)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scarpe da trekking<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Guanti e capelli (specie nei periodi invernali, primaverili e autunnali)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Giacca a vento o piumino (a 3000 metri il vento \u00e8 una\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #000000;\"><b>costante)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pantaloni lunghi (meglio se da montagna)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Cappello o guanti ( specie in autunno, inverno e primavera )<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Acqua - minimo 1L (a persona)<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Possibilit\u00e0 di affitto scarponi + giacca sul posto<em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Attrezzatura consigliata :<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Snack <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ghette<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bastoncini da trekking <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">K-way (giacca impermeabile) <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zaino 25\/30 L<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Occhiali da sole<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Crema solare \/ burro cacao<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Calze di ricambio<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pantaloni lunghi<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maglietta di ricambio <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fazzoletti o bandana (per proteggersi dalla polvere o dai gas vulcanici)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31859\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Escursioni-sui-crateri-sommitali-con-le-Guide-dellEtna-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" \/>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Avvertenze<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sconsigliato a chi non \u00e8 solito eseguire attivit\u00e0 motoria regolarmente.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Il trekking richiede una <strong>discreta preparazione<\/strong> a livello fisico, trattandosi di un tracciato che si sviluppa in alta quota sar\u00e0 facile accusare sintomi di <strong>affaticamento<\/strong>, \u00e8 richiesta attenzione trattandosi di <strong>area vulcanica attiva<\/strong> soggetta a costanti esalazioni gassose e da un suolo costituito da rocce<strong> incoerenti<\/strong> e <strong>instabili<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> L'escursione potr\u00e0 subire variazioni a discrezione delle Guide o essere interrotta qualora dovessero cambiare le condizioni ambientali, atmosferiche o vulcaniche, tali da compromettere la <strong>sicurezza<\/strong> dell'intero gruppo.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A causa della continua e imprevedibile evoluzione dell'<strong>attivit\u00e0 vulcanica<\/strong>, le escursioni potrebbero subire variazioni o, in casi estremi, essere cancellate, a discrezione della guida per motivi di<strong> sicurezza<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Le guide hanno il diritto di interrompere l'escursione per qualsiasi motivo che possa compromettere la <strong>sicurezza<\/strong> e quindi l'integrit\u00e0 fisica di un individuo o dell'intero gruppo.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> La <strong>durata<\/strong> totale del trekking sar\u00e0 in funzione dell'andatura.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">L'escursione sar\u00e0 effettuata entro i limiti stabiliti dalle <strong>Ordinanze<\/strong> in vigore pubblicate dalle autorit\u00e0 competenti, (in caso di forte attivit\u00e0 vulcanica). Le guide sono tenute a rispettarle e ad arrestarsi in un luogo ritenuto sicuro per garantire sempre la <strong>sicurezza<\/strong> di ciascun componente del gruppo.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adatto anche ai bambini con et\u00e0 superiore ai 12 anni abituati a camminare.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Il tracciato prevede la salita e il passaggio lungo gli orli craterici, ci\u00f2 potrebbe arrecare problemi di <strong>vertigini<\/strong> ai soggetti sensibili.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Questo itinerario, in relazione alla tipologia e all\u2019altitudine, \u00e8 adatto a persone in stato di buona salute fisica, che non soffrano di particolari patologie (<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>cardio vascolari<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>respiratorie<\/strong><\/span> o di <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>ipertensione<\/strong><\/span>).<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sconsigliamo<\/strong> l'utilizzo di lenti a contatto per via dei gas esalati dal vulcano e alla cenere che se sospinta, potrebbe facilmente arrecare problemi.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Alle gestanti che hanno superato il terzo mese di <strong>gravidanza<\/strong>, non \u00e8 consentita nessun tipo di attivit\u00e0 escursionistica.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Per consentire la buona riuscita dell\u2019escursione e il corretto svolgimento dell\u2019attivit\u00e0, \u00e8 buona norma conoscere perfettamente le proprie condizioni di <strong>salute<\/strong> e farle eventualmente presenti alla Guida, tutto ci\u00f2 per diminuire l\u2019insorgere di eventuali problemi ed evitare di correre <strong>rischi<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31865\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Escursione-con-discesa-dal-cratere-centrale-dellEtna-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-28511\" src=\"https:\/\/guidevulcanologicheetna.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Guide_vulcanologiche_Etna_Logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Guide vulcanologiche Etna Nord - Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Guide Vulcanologiche Etna Nord<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@guidevulcanologicheetna.it\">info@guidevulcanologicheetna.it<\/a><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/guidevulcanologiche\/\">Guide Vulcanologiche Etna Nord\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Indirizzo <\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Via Provenzana, 35, Ufficio Guide Vulcanologiche Etna Nord, 95015 Linguaglossa CT<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Tel: +39 3455741330<\/span><\/p>\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a9 <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Guide Vulcanologiche Etna Nord<\/strong> - Legge 22 aprile 1941, n. 633<\/span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Protezione del diritto d\u2019autore e di altri diritti connessi al suo esercizio.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Il nostro gruppo risulta composto da Guide appartenenti al <strong>Collegio Regionale delle Guide Alpine e Vulcanologiche della Sicilia<\/strong>, la normativa italiana prevede che tali figure professionali siano le uniche abilitate a condurre gruppi nei vulcani attivi ed in tutto il territorio dell\u2019isola (Legge quadro del 2 gennaio 1989 n\u00b0 6 e Legge regionale del 6 aprile 1996).<\/span>","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[487,485,2121],"tags":[450,1450,489,453,1411,1413,1948,502,1415,1398,1424,414,488,457,550,441,442,1927,519,417,1445,1399,1446,2118,1146,492,493,1425,494,828,463,495,425,973,447,448,1019,468,1417,1447,1448,1426],"class_list":["post-60179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-etna-south-en","category-excursion-to-the-summit-craters-etna-south","category-it","tag-bocca-nuova-en","tag-cable-car","tag-funivia-en","tag-cratere-en","tag-cratere-centrale-en-2","tag-crateri-en-2","tag-crateri-sommitali-en-2","tag-eruption","tag-eruzione-en-2","tag-escursione-en-2","tag-escursioni-en-2","tag-etna-en","tag-etna-guide-en","tag-etna-sud-en","tag-etnaexcursions","tag-excursion-en","tag-excursions-en","tag-excursionsetna-en","tag-funivia-delletna-en-3","tag-gas-en","tag-geologia-en-2","tag-guide-en-2","tag-guide-etna-en-2","tag-guide-vulcanologiche-en-6","tag-guides-en","tag-nord-est-en","tag-sapienza-en","tag-sicilia-en-2","tag-sud-est-en","tag-telepherique-etna","tag-tour-en","tag-trekkers-en","tag-trekking-en","tag-volcan","tag-volcano-en","tag-volcanoes-en","tag-volcanologie","tag-voragine-en","tag-vulcano-en-2","tag-vulcano-attivo-en-2","tag-vulcanologia-en-2","tag-zolfo-en-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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