vulcanology – The Educated TravellerTales from Italy, Alps, British Isles and FranceFri, 24 May 2024 09:41:59 +0000enhourly1http://wordpress.com//wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-2.jpg?w=32vulcanology – The Educated Traveller3232Volcanoes and Earthquakes in Italy/2021/02/18/volcanoes-and-earthquakes-in-italy//2021/02/18/volcanoes-and-earthquakes-in-italy/#commentsThu, 18 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0000/?p=23272/2021/02/18/volcanoes-and-earthquakes-in-italy/feed/4Mount Etna - from the south, superb photo by: Mark Wilson - Dept of Geology, College of Wooster, Ohio - thank you Markpalladio1234USGS - San Andreas FaultThe Grand Tourists were fascinated by volcanoes - the science of vulcanology was in it's infancy in the 18th centuryBay of Naples and Vesuvius - 18th century painting showing the Flegrian Fields smoking and burning.Vesuvius dominates the Bay of Naples, a vast brooding active volcano that has shaped the landscape of this whole areaThe barren crater of Vesuvius today - with the suburbs of Naples in the backgroundA relief map from 1963 showing Naples, Vesuvius and Pompeii - Amalfi Peninsula and Sorrento to the south.Vineyard on slopes of Mt EtnaA wine tasting on the slopes of Mt EtnaThe vineyard wine cellars - Mount EtnaA honey-maker offers a delicious range of honey on the slopes of Mt EtnaMount Etna Eruption - February, 2021Mount Etna - from the south, superb photo by: Mark Wilson - Dept of Geology, College of Wooster, Ohio - thank you MarkView of Vesuvius seen from Pompeii - Fitzwilliam Museum