The Red Mountains

The senses tell The Red Mountains

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The route of the 1669 flow

It is strange that two hills that are so green destroyed almost half the city of Catania. From the Red Mountains, follow the path of the flow to the sea!

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The undergrowth

The undergrowth of the chestnut grove of the Red Mountains is truly rich in vegetation and has an intense aroma.

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The mushrooms of Etna

There is no better place to hunt for some porcini mushrooms, which are an excellent typical product of Etna.

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Watch out for the chestnuts

As tasty and sweet as they are “dangerous”, the chestnut fruits are protected by thorny burrs. You must be careful not to prick yourself.

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

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

The senses tell The Summit craters

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

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

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The Jaci river

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The senses tell Acireale

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

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The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Etna, the living mountain

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

An ever-evolving volcano

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The “notches” of snow

The Etna viewpoint

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The senses tell Val Calanna

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell The Red Mountains