Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Jaci river

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The 2001 eruption of Etna, when the Mountain seemed to be alive

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Acireale and its “timpe”

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell Acireale

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Why is Etna one of the most studied volcanoes in the world?

The Jaci river

The senses tell The Summit craters

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell The summit craters

A fauna yet to be discovered

An ever-evolving volcano

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell Val Calanna

The first volcanic structures of Etna, between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acireale

Etna, the living mountain

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The living mountain

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Malavoglia

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The world’s first (almost successful) attempt to stop a lava flow: the eruption of 1991-93

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

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

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

The “notches” of snow

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

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

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The senses tell Val Calanna

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669