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"Dan Stephenson" wrote in message ... I want to visit Mt Etna, the top in particular. But my guidebook says there is a nice train called circumetna that goes almost all the way around it. What do people think of it? It lasts 5 hours, and apparently does not go 100% around it - I'll have to take a bus or something to really get to my starting point. Are the views of Mt Etna pretty good, all the way around? One thing I'm considering is a virtual movie..., akin to http://www.virtualbigbend.com/tour/sphinx_qt.php ... but of a much more impressive mountain: Etna. But for this to work the mountain needs to be in view pretty much the whole time. RSVP, -- Dan Stephenson Photos and movies from US Parks and all over Europe: http://homepage.mac.com/stepheda Dan, I spent a few days there some months ago. There really is no such thing as "Mount Etna" (IMHO) I mean no single large crater into which you can gaze!! There are many craters of all ages, shapes, histories and sizes. Some very recent with photos etc etc. I would not take the train. We drove (hire car) to the few tourist 'centres'. Park car and walk to craters. And we took a few guided tours. If you want a serious close encounter with a 'real' volcano take a boat trip to Vulcano and walk up to the smouldering crater - unforgettable. Off the ferry and walk for an hour or so. Easy to do. Or a boat trip at night near Stromboli - I am told!! :-(( We didn't have time to stay overnight for that. But the walk to the top of Volcano and the smell of sulphur was memorable. Dee |
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"Dan Stephenson" skrev i meddelandet ... I want to visit Mt Etna, the top in particular. But my guidebook says there is a nice train called circumetna that goes almost all the way around it. What do people think of it? It lasts 5 hours, and apparently does not go 100% around it - I'll have to take a bus or something to really get to my starting point. The railway Ferrovia Circum Etna starts from Catania and ends at Giarre. The first few km out from Catania have been rebuilt to a metro. It's a real nice trip, I've done it. The line climbs to an altitude of 976m, first it's running through fertile landscape with farms and lemon trees, then climbing and finally being in a fantastic black volcano landscape. Now and then the railway is destroyed by erruptions but have always been rebuilt. Don't think there's a timetable on-line nor a website for the railway. As I can remember the trip wasn't 5h , that sounds unlikely as the line is just a little more than 100km long. Some unofficial: http://www.pabel.it/502-00Circumetnea.htm http://www.bronteinsieme.it/2st/circum.html |
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Mt Etna train
"Lennart Petersen" skrev i meddelandet ... "Dan Stephenson" skrev i meddelandet ... I want to visit Mt Etna, the top in particular. But my guidebook says there is a nice train called circumetna that goes almost all the way around it. What do people think of it? It lasts 5 hours, and apparently does not go 100% around it - I'll have to take a bus or something to really get to my starting point. The railway Ferrovia Circum Etna starts from Catania and ends at Giarre. The first few km out from Catania have been rebuilt to a metro. It's a real nice trip, I've done it. The line climbs to an altitude of 976m, first it's running through fertile landscape with farms and lemon trees, then climbing and finally being in a fantastic black volcano landscape. Now and then the railway is destroyed by erruptions but have always been rebuilt. Don't think there's a timetable on-line nor a website for the railway. As I can remember the trip wasn't 5h , that sounds unlikely as the line is just a little more than 100km long. Some unofficial: http://www.pabel.it/502-00Circumetnea.htm http://www.bronteinsieme.it/2st/circum.html More or less by accident I found a website for the railway: http://www.circumetnea.it/en/ Mostly you've to change trains at Randazzo where there's probably bus connection to Taormina. Otherwise Giarre and Catania are both on the east main line. |
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