Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The living mountain

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Etna, the living mountain

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The senses tell The Summit craters

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

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

The 1669 eruption in Catania

An ever-evolving volcano

The Jaci river

The 1669 eruption in Catania

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Acireale and its “timpe”

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

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

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell Val Calanna

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Acireale and its “timpe”

The “notches” of snow

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acireale

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

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

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Malavoglia

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

A fauna yet to be discovered

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

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

Malavoglia

The senses tell The summit craters

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

The Jaci river

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