Photo gallery

Photo gallery

Etna, the living mountain

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

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

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The Etna viewpoint

A fauna context yet to be discovered

An ever-evolving volcano

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

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

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Acireale and its “timpe”

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The living mountain

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

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

The senses tell The Summit craters

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

A fauna yet to be discovered

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

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Val Calanna

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Malavoglia

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

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

The senses tell The summit craters

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

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The Jaci river

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

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

The “notches” of snow

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

The Jaci river

The senses tell Acireale

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The senses tell The Red Mountains

An ever-evolving volcano

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The different names of the “Muntagna”

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The senses tell Val Calanna

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Acireale

The “notches” of snow

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

The 1669 eruption in Catania

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

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali