A small window of sunshine opened up after all, which I immediately took advantage of for a trip up Mount Etna. Naturally, I headed all the way up to the summit craters – might as well go the whole way!
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![First view of Mount Etna [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_070801-150x150.jpg)
![View of Mount Etna from Piano Provenzana [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_074025-150x150.jpg)
![Drive up to Mount Etna [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_084559-150x150.jpg)
![View up towards Mount Etna [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_091049-150x150.jpg)
![Ascent to Mount Etna [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_095139-150x150.jpg)
![View towards the Voragine crater [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_103038-150x150.jpg)
![Bocca Nuova [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_104637-150x150.jpg)
![Bocca Nuova [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_105131-150x150.jpg)
![Southeast Crater of Mount Etna [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_110621-150x150.jpg)
![Lava flow from August 2026 (Mount Etna) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_121919-150x150.jpg)
![Piano delle Concazze [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_130359-150x150.jpg)
![View of Mount Etna from Piano delle Concazze [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/20261020_132928-150x150.jpg)