The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza
Humankind and the volcano: how should we behave? Volcanic risk
Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation
The living mountain
The senses tell Val Calanna
The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna
The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693
Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks
Humankind and the volcano: how should we behave? Volcanic risk
The Etna viewpoint
The Grand Tour in Sicily
The senses tell The Red Mountains
The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters
Etna, the living mountain
Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting
The 2001 eruption of Mount Etna, where the approach to volcanoes changed
The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669
The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna
An ever-evolving volcano
Acireale and its “timpe”
An ever-evolving volcano
The Jaci river
The 1669 eruption in Catania
The “notches” of snow
Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake
The different names of the “Muntagna”
The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint
The senses tell The Etna viewpoint
Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019
The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters
A fauna yet to be discovered
The senses tell The Summit craters
The senses tell Torre del Filosofo
The senses tell Acireale
The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669
Empedocles and his passion for Etna
The senses tell Acireale
Malavoglia
The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali
Valle del Leone and the Elliptical
The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693
The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza
A fauna context yet to be discovered
The “notches” of snow
Torre del Filosofo: at the base of the summit craters (2950 metres)
Empedocles and his passion for Etna
Malavoglia
Val Calanna, the first step towards a single large volcanic structure
Torre del Filosofo: at the base of the summit craters (2950 metres)
The senses tell Val Calanna
The world’s first (almost successful) attempt to stop a lava flow: the eruption of 1991-93
The different names of the “Muntagna”
The first volcanic structures of Etna, between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza
Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora
The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale
The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza
Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks
Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake
The senses tell The Red Mountains
The senses tell Valle del Leone
The Etna viewpoint
The senses tell The summit craters
The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali
The 2001 eruption of Etna, when the Mountain seemed to be alive
The senses tell Valle del Leone
Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?
Valle del Leone and the Elliptical
Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL
Acireale and its “timpe”
Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory
The 1669 eruption in Catania
Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out
The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale
Why is Etna one of the most studied volcanoes in the world?
Val Calanna, the first step towards a single large volcanic structure
Etna, wine terroir of excellence
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
