Photo gallery

Photo gallery

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

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

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The senses tell The Summit craters

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

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

An ever-evolving volcano

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

A fauna yet to be discovered

The Jaci river

The “notches” of snow

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell The summit craters

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Malavoglia

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

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

The Jaci river

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The Etna viewpoint

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The “notches” of snow

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Acireale

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

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

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

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The senses tell Acireale

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

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell Val Calanna

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The living mountain

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

Etna, the living mountain

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Malavoglia

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

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The senses tell Val Calanna

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Etna viewpoint

Etna, wine terroir of excellence