Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Malavoglia

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The senses tell Acireale

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

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

The living mountain

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The Jaci river

Acireale and its “timpe”

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

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

Malavoglia

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

A fauna yet to be discovered

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

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

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The “notches” of snow

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The Etna viewpoint

Etna, the living mountain

The “notches” of snow

A fauna context yet to be discovered

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The Etna viewpoint

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Val Calanna

An ever-evolving volcano

An ever-evolving volcano

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The senses tell The Summit craters

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

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

The Jaci river

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

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

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Val Calanna

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell The summit craters