Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

Malavoglia

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

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

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The senses tell Val Calanna

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Val Calanna

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and its “timpe”

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

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

The senses tell Acireale

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The living mountain

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

The Jaci river

The “notches” of snow

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

An ever-evolving volcano

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

A fauna yet to be discovered

The Etna viewpoint

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The senses tell The Summit craters

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

Etna, the living mountain

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell The Red Mountains

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Acireale

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Acireale and its “timpe”

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Etna viewpoint

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

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

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

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

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

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

The senses tell The summit craters

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The Jaci river

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The 1669 eruption in Catania