Mount etna is only about two and a half times the height of the next largest, mount vesuvius.
View Etna Mountain Pics. Mount etna, towering above catania, sicily's second largest city, has one of the world's longest documented records of historical volcanism, dating back to 1500 bc. It's on the east coast, just north of the city of catania.
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It is almost 11,000 feet high, making it the highest mountain in italy south of the alps.
Mount etna is the highest peak of sicily (and of southern italy) with a height of 3342 meters and it is the europe's largest active volcano. The mountain has an eerie volcanic landscape, with solidified rivers of lava. There's over hyndres craters around the mountains and lots of paths to explore. However, the best months to visit with pleasant.
