August 2001: only a few days before our trip to Sicily, Mount Etna ignites.
A satellite image showing a plume emanating from Mount Etna and stretching over 600 km south-eastward across the Mediterranean Sea towards Libya.
Near the town of Nicolosi we were able to climb to the active vent of Mount Etna. The sound, the smell and the sight on the active volcano: a dream come true!
August 9: the 2001 eruption of Mount Enta enters its last phase. Tourists approach the active volcanic vent.
