Tourist flight on Etna, the highest volcano in Europe seen from the sky in an unforgettable experience
By helicopter from Catania to the central crater of Etna
A helicopter flight, from Catania to the central crater of Etna, passing through Taormina, to capture the magnificence of the volcano with your eyes. Always keeping a safe distance, you will be able to see a show that is unique in the world. We will fly over the extinct craters until we get to the more recent ones still steaming with water vapor, indicating the vitality of the volcano. A show to photograph and film that will leave your friends speechless.
The volcano, classified among those defined as a shield, has a variable height, the continuous eruptions modify its morphology and its height which varies over time. The most recent measurements, carried out with very high resolution GPS, revealed that the height of Etna on 25 July 2021 was measured at the current height of 3,357 m.
From Catania flying over Etna
The route starts from Catania airport and, aboard a helicopter, we will fly over the splendid and suggestive Ionian coast until we reach Taormina and then head towards the volcano. We will admire the extinct craters on the side of the mountain. As we get closer to the craters of the central cone, the vegetation will become increasingly rare until it gives way to the numerous lava flows of the last years of the volcano's history. A lunar landscape shaped in recent history by the various and numerous eruptions, in the meantime you will be fascinated by the majesty of Etna.
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