Etna volcano in Italy, Sicily resort
Rating: 7,5/10 (100 votes)  Etna is an active stratovolcano located near the cities of Catania and Messina, on the east coast of the island of Sicily. Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe. The height of the volcano varies from eruption to eruption. Etna is also the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps, geographically it covers an area of 1250 km 2. Thus, Etna is the largest active volcano in Italy, surpassing Vesuvius by 2.5 times. According to geologists, Etna has up to 400 volcanic craters. Every three months, on average, one of the craters erupts. Throughout history, once every 150 years, the volcano destroyed more than one village, but this does not stop the Sicilians today, and they continue to densely inhabit the slopes of the volcano, because, thanks to the abundance of trace elements and minerals contained in volcanic ash and cooled lava, the soil is quite fertile. In 1981, a national reserve was established around Etna. Throughout its history, Etna has erupted more than 200 times. The very first eruption occurred in 1226 BC Etna was the pride and horror of Sicily. In mythology, Athena crushed the giant Enceladus with this mountain in the battle between the giants and the Olympian gods. According to the ancients, a volcanic eruption begins because Enceladus tries to get to the surface. In the caves of Etna, according to Virgil, the cyclops lived, and the nymph Etna lived next to the mountain. We also recommend reading Azay-le-Rideau castle in France, Loire Valley resort Topic: Etna volcano in Italy, Sicily resort. |
