Who We Are

Etna Touring Etna Touring is an agency of Tourist Services that operates in Nicolosi, a small tourist center which is a few kilometers from Etna and Catania, offering a service of excursions and trekking on Etna, mainly on the south and north sides of the volcano, as well as a hiring service for holiday homes and apartments, chalets, hotels reservations and bed & breakfast.




The objective pursued Etna Touring , is to provide services to the tourist development of the area, starting from the basic assumption that it is a place rich of cultural and history, particularly important, of where Mount Etna is the carrier that has allowed to develop the enormous potential of the territory in question.

Etna Touring operates in the sector for several years and is made up by local people and alpine/ volcanologic guides, animated by a great spirit and love for this wonderful region and this unique volcano.

Our team

  • Pietro La Rosa

    Pietro La Rosa, volcanologic guide is part of the Regional College of Alpine and Volcanological Guides of Sicily Region, he was born and lives in Nicolosi, a town on the slopes of Mount Etna. He loves deeply Etna and his work which plays with professionalism and competence. Fond of mountaineering expeditions, member of the "Etna nel Mondo", performed in 2009 and 2014, respectively, in Chile (Ojos del Salado volcano) and Ecuador (volcanoes Cotopaxi and Chimborazo), climbing to these volcanoes considered the highest in the world.

  • Claudia Mazzaglia

    Claudia Mazzaglia, she was born and lives in Nicolosi, a small town at 700 meters above sea level, called the Gate of Etna for its proximity to the volcano. Alfio Mazzaglia's daughter, one of the historic and most famous mountain guides of Etna, since she was a child attends and performs on tours with her father, deeply suffering its charm. She coordinates and organizes all the office work.

  • Federica Mazzaglia

    Federica Mazzaglia, "the daughter of art", with the exemplary figure of her father Alfio, is deeply linked to Etna and Nicolosi, where she lives and works. After her language studies, she approacheds the world of tourism, discovering a passion to interact and communicate with people to convey her knowledge, enthusiasm for her work and her love for her land. She coordinates the activity of the office, with good command of English and French. Professionalism, courtesy, welcoming smile and outstanding qualities of public relations are her main qualities.