Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Acireale and its “timpe”

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell Acireale

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Jaci river

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell The summit craters

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

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

The Jaci river

The Etna viewpoint

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Acireale and its “timpe”

An ever-evolving volcano

Etna, the living mountain

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The senses tell The Summit craters

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

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

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Val Calanna

Malavoglia

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Val Calanna

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

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

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

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

The “notches” of snow

A fauna yet to be discovered

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The living mountain

Malavoglia

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

The “notches” of snow

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

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

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Acireale

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

An ever-evolving volcano

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Empedocles and his passion for Etna