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Corsaro Etna Hotel - Mount Etna, Sicily - Living beneath the Volcano

The Corsaro Etna Hotel stands on the 1983 lava field beneath Mount Etna's snow-covered slopes, while clouds drift across the upper volcano.

Mount Etna - Sicily, Italy - Snowy Ridges beneath the Clouds

Snow and dark volcanic rock trace the upper ridges of Mount Etna, viewed from around 2,000 metres as thick clouds sweep across the higher slopes.

Lava-Buried House - Mount Etna, Sicily - A Roof above the Volcanic Rock

Only the upper walls and damaged roof of a small building remain visible above the lava on Mount Etna, surrounded by black volcanic rock and winter snow.

Lava-Damaged Buildings - Mount Etna, Sicily - Neighbours with Different Fates

Two neighbouring buildings on Mount Etna reveal the unpredictable path of lava, with one left badly damaged while the other appears remarkably intact.

Corsaro Etna Hotel - Mount Etna, Sicily - Rebuilt upon the 1983 Lava

The Corsaro Etna Hotel stands amid the dark lava landscape at 2,000 metres on Mount Etna, with the snow-covered volcanic slopes rising dramatically behind it.

Christmas Nativity - Nicolosi, Sicily - A Sicilian Christmas beneath Mount Etna

A Christmas Nativity display decorates a public square in Nicolosi, with life-size silhouettes surrounding a rustic stable and a mosaic set into dark volcanic rock.

Residential Entrance - Nicolosi, Sicily - A Garden Passage behind the Street

A beautifully decorated residential entrance in Nicolosi leads from the street into a secluded passage filled with potted plants and bordered by dark volcanic stone.

Decò Restaurant - Nicolosi, Sicily - Mexican Flavours behind an Old Sicilian Facade

The weathered façade of Decò restaurant in Nicolosi combines traditional Sicilian architecture with signs advertising tortillas, chili and paella.

Chiesa Madre dello Spirito Santo - Nicolosi, Sicily - White Stone beside Black Lava

The Mother Church of the Holy Spirit rises above Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II in Nicolosi, its pale façade contrasting with the dark lava-stone bell tower.

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