Since 13.5.2022, the south-eastern crater has been active again. At the foot of the cone, on its northern side, a fissure has opened. A lava
At first glance, Sicily and Catania have nothing to do with elephants. Yet a red elephant is emblazoned on Catania’s coat of arms and in
Mount Etna has not only 4 main craters, but also almost 300 lateral craters. Every hill we see in the vast Etna area is an
The south-eastern crater does not come to rest: the currently highest and most active main crater of Etna provides spectacular images again on the evening
A round trip for all the senses Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea located in the southwest of Italy, is not only home
The Sicilian flora is characterized by many endemic species. They make up about 10% of the island’s plant species. In this article we want to
The Valle del Bove (Valley of the Ox) is a huge valley about 5 km wide and about 7 km long (37 square kilometres in
We already told you in an earlier article (Lava tubes of Etna I) how Mount Etna was formed. However, how did Sicily originate? Originally, there
The eruption that kept Zafferana in suspense! This time we report in more detail on the eruption between 1991 and 1993, which scared the inhabitants
The flag of the (autonomous) region of Sicily (one of the 20 regions of Italy) features a decorated woman’s head on a red and yellow
Let us take a closer look at the scenario of the main protagonist of the last 50 years: the Southeast Crater. The birth of Southeast
Etna has always fascinated people – as the source of great ruin and great fertility. There are therefore many legends and myths surrounding this volcano,
