Stunning footage captured on the Italian island of Sicily shows the fifth eruption of Mount Etna in seven days.

Footage shows Europe's most active volcano send fountains of lava an estimated one kilometre high into the air as it glows with the backdrop of the night sky.

The footage was filmed in the early hours of Tuesday (February 23) in the nearby town of Castiglione di Sicilia, 25 kilometres away from the crater.

The huge fountain of lava over Mount Etna is quite impressive,
Is the fifth paroxysm of the volcano and this is the biggest with a fountain bigger than one kilometer.
In the clip the fountain over the (closer) town of Castiglione di Sicilia from a distance of 25km.

The fifth eruption of the last seven days over mount Etna.
huge fountain of lava over the Town of Castiglione di Sicilia

The fifth paroxysm over Mount Etna, On foreground the town of Castiglione di Sicilia

The fifth eruption in one week over Mount Etna.
This is the biggest for his highest fountain bigger than 1 kilometer.