Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The Jaci river

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell The Red Mountains

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell The summit craters

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The Jaci river

The “notches” of snow

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

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

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Etna, the living mountain

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Malavoglia

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

A fauna yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

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

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The Etna viewpoint

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

The “notches” of snow

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell Val Calanna

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell The Summit craters

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The different names of the “Muntagna”

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell Val Calanna

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

The senses tell Acireale

Malavoglia

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

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

The senses tell Acireale

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

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

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The living mountain