Stromboli – volcanoes in Sicily, Italy
Situated just off the northern coast if the Italian city of Sicily, nestled in the Tyrrhenian Sea is where you will find the volcanic island of Stromboli. Stromboli is home to one of the three...
View ArticleMount Etna – largest active volcano in Europe | Sicily, Italy
Located on the Island of Sicily, Mount Etna is the highest point on the island. Standing at 3,350 meters above seal level, it is considered to be the largest active volcano in all of Europe. It is hard...
View ArticleAeolian Islands – unique volcano islands near Sicily, Italy
Aeolian Islands (sometimes called shortly “Lipari”) lies at the northern coast of Sicily. Lipari consist of seven islands: Vulcano, Lipari, Stromboli, Panarea, Salina, Alicudi and Filicudi. This...
View ArticleMonte Vesuvio – destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in...
If you’re ever in or around Pompeii or Napoli, you surely will see the hill in the background. It is the volcano Mount Vesuvius (or Monte Vesuvio in Italian). It is not very high – about 1277 m but it...
View ArticleRupite – extinct volcano in Bulgaria
Near the town of Rupite, in southern Bulgaria, there is an extinct volcano crater. In the area, there are several thermal springs that form lakes, in which tourists swim. It was right here where a...
View ArticleLa Gomera – a volcanic island in the Canary archipelago | Spain
La Gomera is a volcanic island and the second smallest island of the Spanish Canary Islands. One third of the island is a part of the Garajonay national park (Parque nacional de Garajonay), which was...
View ArticleThe French volcanoes in the region of Auvergne
France is such a big country that you can see here perhaps all types of landscape. But the majority of the people has no idea that the French mountains also hide probably the most beautiful volcanic...
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