Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

The “notches” of snow

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

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

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

A fauna yet to be discovered

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Acireale

Etna, the living mountain

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Jaci river

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

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell The Red Mountains

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

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The Etna viewpoint

The Jaci river

An ever-evolving volcano

Malavoglia

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

An ever-evolving volcano

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell Val Calanna

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell The summit craters

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

The living mountain

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Malavoglia

The senses tell Acireale

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

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

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The senses tell The Summit craters

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Etna viewpoint

The “notches” of snow

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

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