Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The Jaci river

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Etna, the living mountain

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Acireale

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell The summit craters

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

The living mountain

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

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

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

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

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

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

The “notches” of snow

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Val Calanna

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

The “notches” of snow

The Etna viewpoint

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Acireale and its “timpe”

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

The senses tell The Summit craters

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

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Acireale

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

Malavoglia

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Malavoglia

An ever-evolving volcano

Acireale and its “timpe”

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

The Etna viewpoint

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

An ever-evolving volcano

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Jaci river

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell Val Calanna

The 1669 eruption in Catania

A fauna yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza