Les incontournables de l'Etna

Mount Etna's Absolute Essentials

Mount Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, features a diverse landscape of solidified lava flows, active craters, and ancient caves. This selection covers key access points like the Etna Cableway and Piano Provenzana, alongside geological landmarks such as the Valle del Bove caldera and the ice-filled Grotta del Gelo. Visitors can explore the Crateri Barbagallo, formed during the 2002 eruption, or view the historic Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses on the volcano's eastern slopes.

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Etna

Mount Etna, or simply Etna, is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the…

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Funivia dell'Etna

This cableway transports visitors from Rifugio Sapienza at 1,923 meters to an elevation of 2,500 meters on the southern slope of the volcano.

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Funivia dell'Etna

The primary departure station located at Rifugio Sapienza, providing mechanical access to the volcano's high-altitude craters and hiking trails.

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Montagnola

One of the most prominent cinder cones on Etna, formed during the 1763 eruption, located near the upper station of the cableway at approximately 2,500 meters.