Etna - deystvuschy stratovolcano located on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. This is the highest active volcano in Europe. Now the height of Etna is 3329 meters above sea level. It often varies from eruption to eruption. So, now the volcano is 21.6 m lower than it was in 1865. Etna - the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps, it covers an area of 1250 square kilometers. Thus, Etna - the largest active volcano in Italy, surpassing its nearest "rival" Vesuvius more than 2.5 times.