Bar Funivia dell'Etna — Restaurant in Nicolosi

Taking the cable car to go to the first level on the way to reach the top of Mount Etna is a scary but worthwhile experience. Scary because usually there are high winds and the cable cars themselves sway and creak and make scary noises.

But it sure beats climbing 2500 meters on foot. The cable cars take about 15mins to reach the top and may stop for a few seconds on the way.

Up at the top, it gets really cold. We went there 3rd week in March and it was really cold with the wind chill.

From this level, one has to take a bus to go to the top of the mountain. Taking this bus is part of the guided tour. You are not allowed to go to the top on your own. You can buy tickets at this level at the cafe.

If you are going outside at this level to take pictures or taking the bus to the top, thick jackets and gloves are a must.

The cable car tickets are expensive (40 euros per person) but it is worth it.

By the way, at the bottom of the mountain close to where you take the cable car, there are couple of smaller craters one can explore on foot. If you are not going all the to the top, these are great alternatives to explore. In fact you can go into the belly of...

Very fresh in top .... pay attention to not loose your battery .... best photos to be taken at the top .... dont forget to take a panoramic photo 360 degrees when you reach the top .... u will show tha crater, the mountains, the sea and Catania in one panoramic !!!

35 euros tour bus takes you from catania center to cable car ....

30 euros cable car to take you to the 3000 meters where you have a small restaurants and the small busses or jeeps ....

34 euros the jeeps or small busses ( 20 persons max) takes you to the crater .... included in the price there is a guide who takes the groups for 25 minutes to turn around the top of crater ....

The jeep takes you down, the cable car is nice and slow takes you to the bus, the bus takes you to Catania center ....

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Very expensive trip. Drive to the top around 10 minutes and also back and this cost 52 Eur per adult person. Comparing to other cable car around the world this is exceptionally expensive, but if you are tourist arrived with scheduled bus time to leave, there is no other option. In one moment during return, cable car was stopped unplanned, start swinging as stop was quick. We were around 2 minutes without movement. One lady who was in the same cabin, had panic attack. Mot pleasant experience for her. If you want to take some good picture option is to take 4x4 bus for another few hundred meters more latitude or to climb at least 10 minutes and view from there is excellent. Surface unrealistic on Etna like on...