The Etna Viewpoint

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

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The breathtaking Valle del Bove

It is true that every place on Etna has wonderful views, but this one is special. An unexpected place on a volcano, because it seems to be above the clouds.

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The wind whistles

The high altitude, around 2650 metres, as well as the fact that there are no shelters, means that this area is always very windy, even during summer. Its hum becomes perceptible not only on the skin but in the absolute silence that reigns over the valley.

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The smell of the volcano belvedere

It is not uncommon for the wind to blow from the summit craters to the viewpoint area, carrying with it gases from the summit craters. Without spending too much time in the gas cloud, you can experience the classic smell given off by a volcano.

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The senses tell Acireale

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

The senses tell Val Calanna

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Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

The senses tell The Summit craters

Acireale and its “timpe”

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

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The senses tell Valle del Leone

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

An ever-evolving volcano

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

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

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

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

The Jaci river

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The “notches” of snow

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The Etna viewpoint

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The different names of the “Muntagna”

A fauna context yet to be discovered

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Etna, the living mountain