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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Giuseppe Distefano and Giada Zampano

Tour guides at Europe’s most active volcano strike as anger erupts over new rules

Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of the Mount Etna, as an eruption started on Dec. 24 continues, in Sicily, Italy, Monday Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra) - (AP)

Tour guides leading excursions to Sicily's iconic Mount Etna have launched a rare strike, protesting stringent new restrictions imposed by local authorities following a series of recent volcanic eruptions.

The city of Catania's decision to suspend or limit access to the volcano's dramatic lava flows has not only sparked the first guide strike in decades but also left visitors disappointed with fewer options to witness the spectacle up close.

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