The 1669 eruption of Mount Etna is the largest-recorded historical eruption of that volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. After several weeks of increasing seismic activity that damaged the town
Fresco by Giacinto Platania depicting the 1669 eruption
Wall of the Castello Ursino, with the 1669 lava flow on the right
The Monti Rossi viewed from north
Mount Etna, or simply Etna, is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It is located above the conve
1669 eruption of Mount Etna
…The 1669 eruption of Mount Etna is the largest-recorded historical eruption of that volcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. After several weeks of increasing seismic activity that damaged the town of Nicolosi and other settlements, an…
Etna with the city of Catania in the foreground (December 2007)
February 2021 eruption seen from Naval Air Station Sigonella
Mount Etna from the south with the smoking peak in the upper left and a lateral crater in the centre
The 1766 eruption depicted in a coloured engraving by Italian painter Alessandro D'Anna [it], c. 1770