Photo gallery

Photo gallery

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

An ever-evolving volcano

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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)

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

The Etna viewpoint

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

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

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

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

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

A fauna yet to be discovered

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

An ever-evolving volcano

Malavoglia

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Jaci river

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell The Summit craters

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The Jaci river

The senses tell The summit craters

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

The senses tell Val Calanna

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Etna viewpoint

Etna, the living mountain

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The living mountain

The “notches” of snow

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

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

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

The senses tell Acireale

The “notches” of snow

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna