Photo gallery

Photo gallery

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

The Etna viewpoint

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The Etna viewpoint

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

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

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

A fauna yet to be discovered

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The Jaci river

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Malavoglia

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

An ever-evolving volcano

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acireale

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell Val Calanna

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The living mountain

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 senses tell The summit craters

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

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

The senses tell The Summit craters

The Jaci river

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

A fauna context yet to be discovered

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Etna, the living mountain

Malavoglia

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

An ever-evolving volcano

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell Acireale