Sicilia (Sicily)
all the lava is covered in glitter!
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Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the tallest active volcano in Europe, currently standing 3,329 metres (10,922 ft) high, though this varies with summit eruptions; the mountain is 21 m (69 ft) lower now than it was in 1981. In Greek Mythology, the deadly monster Typhon was trapped under this mountain by Zeus, the god of the sky.
Mount Etna is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and is in an almost constant state of activity. The fertile volcanic soils support extensive agriculture, with vineyards and orchards spread across the lower slopes of the mountain and the broad Plain of Catania to the south. (see next postcard)
Porto Turistico
Teatro Vincenzo Bellini
Duomo
Foto: Mario Tornatore
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Catania is an Italian city on the east coast of Sicily facing the Ionian Sea, between Messina and Syracuse, with a population of around 299,000 people.
It is known to have a seismic history and past, having been destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169, another in 1693, and several volcanic eruptions from the neighbouring Mount Etna volcano, the most violent of which was in 1669. (see above postcard)
Today, Catania is one of the main economic, touristic and educational centres in the island, being an important hub of the technological industry, thus gaining the nickname of the "European Silicon Valley".
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both are postmarked in 2011 with a MIlitary Postal Unit 'Free Mail' machine stamp
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