Both volcanoes and earthquakes are common around such boundaries – in this case, south-western Italy. The area has three main hotspots: a chain of volcanoes in and around the Gulf of Naples in ...

Italy's Mount Etna and Mount Stromboli volcanoes erupted in recent days, spewing smoke and ash into the air. These volcanoes are two of the most active in the world — but they are not the only ...

You know about Vesuvius, famous for wiping out Herculaneum and Pompeii, but there's another 'supervolcano' with even more immense scale and power lurking nearby. A film by Richard Fisher and ...

Italy is expecting a record-breaking tourism surge in summer 2025, largely due to the Jubilee Year, a significant Catholic ...

Holidaymakers heading to Italy have been issued a warning over active volcanoes and the emergency plans in place. According to the Foreign Office, emergency plans have been updated with Vesuvius ...

The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday that caused only minor damage.

A volcano on Italy's Stromboli island has erupted, releasing a huge plume of smoke into the air and lava into the sea. Stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and has been ...

One of the world's most active volcanoes is erupting on the Italian island of Stromboli. But now it's also facing heavy rainfall and mudslides. People are fighting to save their homes and seeking ...

In May, the UK’s Foreign Office updated its advice for travel to southern Italy. “There are several active volcanoes in southern Italy. National emergency planning has been updated for ...

Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, is an example of a composite volcano. Shield volcanoes do not have such violent eruptions. These volcanoes tend to have gentle slopes and their runnier lava spreads ...

Underneath the streets of Italy is a ticking bomb called the Campi Flegrei ... it is quite difficult to forecast what could happen next due to the large mountain-shaped features that people typically ...