Photo gallery

Photo gallery

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

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

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

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

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

The different names of the “Muntagna”

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

The Etna viewpoint

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell Valle del Leone

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The living mountain

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell The summit craters

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Malavoglia

An ever-evolving volcano

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

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

The Jaci river

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Grand Tour in Sicily

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

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

An ever-evolving volcano

The Jaci river

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

A fauna yet to be discovered

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell Acireale

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

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

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

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Acireale and its “timpe”

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Etna, the living mountain

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The “notches” of snow

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The “notches” of snow

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

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

Malavoglia

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

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

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Val Calanna

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

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

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell The Summit craters

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Acireale and its “timpe”

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Etna viewpoint

The senses tell Acireale