Photo gallery

Photo gallery

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

The Jaci river

The 1669 eruption in Catania

Etna, a natural laboratory where experiments can be carried out

The senses tell The summit craters

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The senses tell Valle del Leone

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

Criteria for including Mount Etna in the WHL

The senses tell The Etna viewpoint

Malavoglia

Acireale and its “timpe”

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The Jaci river

Volcanic monitoring and eruption forecasting

The senses tell Acireale

The “notches” of snow

The first Etnean volcanic events between Aci Castello and Aci Trezza

Etna, wine terroir of excellence

The senses tell The Red Mountains

The senses tell Acireale

Etna: a marvellous group of microclimates and vegetation

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

The continuous evolution of the Etna summit craters

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

Summit crater activity between 2011 and 2019

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

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

A fauna context yet to be discovered

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Etna, the living mountain

The fault system of the “Timpe” of Acireale

The Elliptical, the first great volcano of Etna

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell The Red Mountains

Etna, an ever-changing natural laboratory

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

The “notches” of snow

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

The senses tell Val Calanna

An ever-evolving volcano

A fauna yet to be discovered

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The different names of the “Muntagna”

The eruption of 1928 that destroyed the town of Mascali

Lachea Island and the Aci Trezza Stacks

The senses tell The Etna Viewpoint

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

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

Why did Etna form in that specific geographical position?

An ever-evolving volcano

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 Valle del Leone

Empedocles and his passion for Etna

Acireale and reconstruction after the 1693 earthquake

The Grand Tour in Sicily

The Grand Tour in Sicily

Malavoglia

The senses tell Val Calanna

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

The earthquake that changed the geography of eastern Sicily in 1693

Acireale and its “timpe”

The Etna viewpoint

The living mountain

The senses tell Acicastello and Acitrezza

The Red Mountains and the destructive eruption of 1669

The 1669 eruption in Catania

The senses tell The Summit craters

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

Etna: a marvellous group of different types of flora

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

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

Valle del Leone and the Elliptical

The senses tell Torre del Filosofo