The Etna Viewpoint

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

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The breathtaking Valle del Bove

It is true that every place on Etna has wonderful views, but this one is special. An unexpected place on a volcano, because it seems to be above the clouds.

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The wind whistles

The high altitude, around 2650 metres, as well as the fact that there are no shelters, means that this area is always very windy, even during summer. Its hum becomes perceptible not only on the skin but in the absolute silence that reigns over the valley.

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The smell of the volcano belvedere

It is not uncommon for the wind to blow from the summit craters to the viewpoint area, carrying with it gases from the summit craters. Without spending too much time in the gas cloud, you can experience the classic smell given off by a volcano.

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell The Summit craters

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

An ever-evolving volcano

The Jaci river

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Humankind and the volcano: how should we behave? Volcanic risk

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

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The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Etna, the living mountain

The 2001 eruption of Mount Etna, where the approach to volcanoes changed

The Etna viewpoint

Torre del Filosofo: at the base of the summit craters (2950 metres)

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The “notches” of snow

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Val Calanna, the first step towards a single large volcanic structure

The senses tell Acireale