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Etna: a muntagna!

' A muntagna - photo courtesy of Nadia Sardone
'A muntagna, proprio così!

L'Etna nella lingua siciliana non è Il Vulcano, ma è 'na fimmina: a Muntagna.
Tempo fa lessi una descrizione che ne fece Leonardo Sciascia: 

"...come un gatto di casa che quietamente ronfa e ogni tanto si sveglia, sbadiglia,con pigra lentezza,si stiracchia..."

Questa fotografia, gentilmente concessa da Nadia Sardone- un giovane architetto siciliano di talento-  è davvero stupenda.
Questa meraviglia della natura è proprio così:talmente bella da togliere il fiato!

L'Etna è tuttora una delle mete più ambite da turisti e viaggiatori in Sicilia...da sempre, direi, dai tempi di Polifemo!!
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In sicilian language Etna is a feminine , not a masculine name like in Italian.
Il Vulcano in sicilian is called A muntagna!

Long time ago I read a description of Mount Etna by Leonardo Sciascia I really enjoyed it:

" like a cat she sleeps quietly,and she sometimes wakes up  and yawns lazily stretching herself..."

This photo, courtesy of Nadia Sardone - a very talented Sicilian architect- is really beautiful,but Etna is really beautiful, breathtaking!

Mount Etna is still one of the most visited and favourite places for  tourists and travellers in Sicily, 
I can say, since ever..since Polifemo's & friends!

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