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Mount Etna Climb

SP92 · Nicolosi → Rifugio Sapienza · Italy (Sicily)

Length
12 miles
Drive time
40 min
Type
Mountain pass
Region
Europe

Before you go: ⚠ Volcanic activity can close the upper road — check status

Drive up an active volcano: from Nicolosi through black lava fields to Rifugio Sapienza at 1,900 m, the smoking summit craters above and the whole of eastern Sicily below.

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