Since 2005 the Solfatara crater in Italy has been releasing increased volumes of gas, catching the attention of researchers ...

Italy's Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli volcanoes erupted in recent days, spewing smoke and ash into the air. These volcanoes are two of the most active in the world — but they are not the only ...

For a different type of island getaway, head to Italy, where you can relax on black sand beaches and watch an active volcano ...

Modica lives in the town of Milo, a village on the slopes of Mount Etna, the volcano that’s been erupting in Catania since ...

Rebecca Ann Hughes covers travel, culture and food in Europe. Stromboli, one of the four active volcanoes in Italy, has seen fresh eruptions in the last 48 hours. ... [+] (Photo by Valery HACHE ...

Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland ... consult our list of the best Italy tours to view traveler-approved companies. During the tour, visitors will get to hike ...

A team of volcanologists are investigating the dynamics of explosive eruptions at Stromboli volcano, Italy, with a particular focus on its last 5,000 years of activity. Present-day volcanic activity ...

Europe's most active volcano is back at it. Italy's Mount Etna has erupted again, ejecting lava and ash into the Sicilian sky. The volcano, which has erupted every few months this year ...

Vesuvius isn’t the volcano they’re worried about. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reported from Pozzuoli, Italy A piercing alarm burst from millions of cellphones, a signal to hundreds of thousands of ...

Mount Etna, Italy Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano, and offers climbers the chance to hike through ancient lava fields and if you are lucky, to witness the occasional volcanic activity.

I’m in Italy visiting a very famous volcano called Mount Vesuvius. A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.