Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell Val Calanna

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Etna viewpoint

An ever-evolving volcano

The different names of the “Muntagna”

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

The Etna viewpoint

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Etna, the living mountain

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

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

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

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

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The “notches” of snow

The “notches” of snow

Malavoglia

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

An ever-evolving volcano

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

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

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Malavoglia

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

A fauna context yet to be discovered

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

The senses tell The Summit craters

The senses tell Acireale

The Jaci river

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The Jaci river

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell The summit craters

The senses tell Acireale

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Val Calanna

The living mountain

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

A fauna yet to be discovered

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