Etna national park, Sicily, Italy

( video 2005, Etna national park, Sicily, Italy ). On the Etna there is a Natural Park, which was established in 1987, in order to protect the Etnas unique natural environment. The Etna National park measures 59.000 hectares and it is divided into various level of preservation, from the areas where nature is completely preserved in its original state, to areas where there human economical activities are allowed, as long as they respect the environment. The city councils whose territories are part of the protected area are twenty and they are: Adrano,Belpasso, Biancavilla, Bronte, Castiglione di Sicilia, Giarre, Linguaglossa, Maletto, Mascali, Milo, Nicolosi, Pedara, Piedimonte Etneo, Ragalna, Randazzo, Sant'Alfio, S. Maria di Licodia, Trecastagni, Viagrande, Zafferana Etnea.

The Etna erupts regularly; its eruptions usually start at about 3,300 metres and end at about 2,000 metres of altitude ending up in the big caldera called Valle del Bove (the Ox Valley), which is 1,000 metres deep and 5,000 metres wide. Etnas eruptions usually destroy the territory they cover, but they are not dangerous for peoples lives because they are usually effusive at lower altitudes, and there is plenty of time to evacuate should an eruption head towards a village.

The worst Etna eruption was in 1669, when the lava reached and surrounded Catania. The first time the authorities tried to deviate the course of the lava using explosives, it was during the 1983 eruption, while in 1991, as the lava was heading towards the village of Zafferana, a 20 metres soil barrier was created, which contained the lava.

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[massivedonia]

nice vid, what tune does it go behind it - does any one know? thanks

[62BONO]

Nice video congratulation. I live 30 minutes away from Etna and I've been all the places you showed. I like the way you hane recorded. Even the music is good,

[TonyEtna1987]

Nice... 4 star.