July 2004

General views


Cones from2002 ; back, South-East cone.


South-East cone and summital craters.
From the top of South-East cone, hornitos from 2001. Back, cones from November 2002, Laghetto and Montagnola.

Torre del Filosofo


No change from last summer, in 2003 : Torre is under lapilli emitted in 2002
Up, the hut from guides of Etna. Back, South-East cone and summital craters.

Cones from 2002


No change from last summer, in 2003 : tourists and their guides on this impressive eruptive cone.

Bocca Nuova


Between Bocca Nuova and Voragine (main crater).


No change from last summer, in 2003 : not any difficulty to go down insite the crater and its beautiful sulfuric deposits.

Voragine (central crater)


No change from last summer, in 2003 and no activity : big smoke, little view...

Etna : Etna's activity 1983 / 2011 : 1983 ; 1984 ; 1985 ; 1991-1993 ; 1994 ; 1996 ; May 1997 ; July 1997 ; 1998 ; 1999 ; 2000 ; 2/4 July 2001 (before paroxysm) ;
5 July 2001 (paroxysm) ; 28 July 2001 ; 31 July/3 August 2001 ; 2002 ; 2003 ; 2004 ; October 2004 ; 2006 ; 
28 October /2 November 2006 ; 2007 ; May 2008 ; July 2008 ; July 2011 ; August 2011 : 12 August (10th paroxysm) ; 20 August (11th paroxysm)
Centers of interest

South face
(Cones from 2002, Laghetto, Silvestri)

Caves of Etna
(Gelo, Lamponi, Cassone, Tre Livelli, Monte Nunziata)


North face

Personal volcanic trips : Europe : Italy : Etna


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