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Here you’ll find stories, curiosities, insights as well as tales, updates and tips to experience Etna every day.

Etna’s 1981 eruption: the lava flow that narrowly missed Randazzo

In March 1981, Etna produced one of the most alarming warning signs for people living on its northern flank: thousands of small earthquakes, increasing in both frequency and intensity, showed…

Pit Craters on Etna: the craters that form by collapsing

When we picture the crater of a volcano, the image is almost always the same: an explosion firing ash and lapilli into the sky, carving a hollow at the top…

Acitrezza and the columnar basalts: where Etna began

There are places where the history of Etna can be read without climbing to altitude. One of these is Acitrezza, a fishing village facing the Ionian coast a few kilometers…

The Summit Craters of Etna: A Journey into the Heart of the Volcano

There’s a moment, climbing along Etna’s high-altitude trails, when the landscape changes its very nature. The vegetation disappears, the ground turns dark and sandy, the air carries the sharp smell…

Etna. Pyroclastic Flows

Understanding Pyroclastic Density Currents: A Look at Etna In volcanic regions, one of the most dangerous phenomena is the pyroclastic density current (PDC). These fast-moving flows consist of a mixture…

Etna, the 1928 Eruption: A Chapter in Volcanic History

Etna, one of the most active and studied volcanoes in the world, has had a significant impact on Sicilian history and culture. Among its many eruptions, the 1928 eruption has…