Mount Etna

The fertile volcanic soils around Etna favor extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards stretching across the lower slopes of the mountain and the plain of Catania to the south.

An excerpt from the article 21 facts about Mount Etna

The vineyards there cover an area of about 2,900 hectares. There are also olive, citrus and fig groves.

The Greeks had vineyards in this area as early as the 6th century BC.