Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell Val Calanna

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

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

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

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

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

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

The “notches” of snow

The Jaci river

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

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

A fauna yet to be discovered

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Etna, the living mountain

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

The senses tell The summit craters

The Etna viewpoint

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The living mountain

An ever-evolving volcano

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell Val Calanna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Malavoglia

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

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

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

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

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

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Jaci river

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Acireale and its “timpe”

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell The Summit craters

Malavoglia