Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The “notches” of snow

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Malavoglia

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell The Red Mountains

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

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

A fauna yet to be discovered

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell Val Calanna

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acireale

An ever-evolving volcano

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The Jaci river

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

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

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The senses tell The summit craters

The living mountain

The senses tell Val Calanna

Malavoglia

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The “notches” of snow

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

Etna, the living mountain

An ever-evolving volcano

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Acireale and its “timpe”

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Etna viewpoint

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The Jaci river

The senses tell The Summit craters

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Etna viewpoint

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters