Mount Etna has erupted on many occasions, once destroying part of Catania, a port city on the east coast of Sicily. This fascinating volcano, the most active in Europe, has a fair few surprises in store. It’s best to be forewarned…

A few years ago, when I'd just purchased my first smartphone and there were not many apps for editing photographs (in fact you could count them on one hand), I was at a "chiosco" with some friends. We'd just ordered some drinks of…

I've been told that the first thing that strikes you when you arrive in Catania is the blackness of the city. I had never stopped to think about that before having grown up in the city. Its colours were part of everyday life. I on…