Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The Etna viewpoint

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Malavoglia

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell Acireale

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

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

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The “notches” of snow

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The senses tell Val Calanna

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

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell The Summit craters

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and its “timpe”

The senses tell The summit craters

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

Etna, the living mountain

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

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

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

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

The Jaci river

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

Acireale and its “timpe”

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

An ever-evolving volcano

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

The Jaci river

A fauna yet to be discovered

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The living mountain

The senses tell Val Calanna

Malavoglia

An ever-evolving volcano

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

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

The 1669 eruption in Catania

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell Valle del Leone