Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Jaci river

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

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

The Jaci river

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

The “notches” of snow

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

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

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell The summit craters

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

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

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The living mountain

The 1669 eruption in Catania

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Malavoglia

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

A fauna yet to be discovered

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

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

The senses tell The Summit craters

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell Acireale

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

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

Etna, the living mountain

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Val Calanna

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The Etna viewpoint

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Val Calanna

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

The “notches” of snow

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

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

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Acireale