Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The living mountain

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

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

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

The Jaci river

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

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

An ever-evolving volcano

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell Acireale

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The Etna viewpoint

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

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

A fauna yet to be discovered

The senses tell Valle del Leone

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Etna, the living mountain

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The senses tell The summit craters

The “notches” of snow

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

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

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The senses tell Acireale

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The Grand Tour in Sicily

An ever-evolving volcano

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell The Summit craters

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell Val Calanna

The “notches” of snow

Acireale and its “timpe”

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

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

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Jaci river

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Malavoglia

The Etna viewpoint

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory