Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

An ever-evolving volcano

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell Acireale

Etna, the living mountain

The Etna viewpoint

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

The senses tell Val Calanna

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The living mountain

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

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

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

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Jaci river

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The “notches” of snow

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Malavoglia

The different names of the “Muntagna”

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

The senses tell Valle del Leone

A fauna yet to be discovered

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

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

The senses tell Acireale

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

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

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

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

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

The senses tell The summit craters

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Malavoglia

The Jaci river

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell The Summit craters

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

An ever-evolving volcano

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Val Calanna

The Etna viewpoint

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake