Photo gallery

Photo gallery

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

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The living mountain

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The “notches” of snow

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The Etna viewpoint

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

A fauna yet to be discovered

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Etna, the living mountain

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acireale

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell The summit craters

The senses tell Val Calanna

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Etna viewpoint

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell The Summit craters

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

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Acireale and its “timpe”

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

An ever-evolving volcano

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The Jaci river

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Malavoglia

The Jaci river

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

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

Malavoglia

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

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The 1669 eruption in Catania