The people of Sicily woke up to a very surreal sight.

Etna volcano “exhales” almost perfect smoke into the Sicilian sky – BBC writes.

A new crater has opened on Europe's largest active volcano, causing an unusual gas eruption. The so-called volcanic vortex rings consist of the shape of a trumpet and the speed of gas jets.

The view is very surreal and of course attracts tourists like a magnet:

Mount Etna spews stunning smoke rings into the sky

Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, has been spewing spectacular “smoke rings” into the sky since Wednesday. “Volcanic vortex rings,” a rare phenomenon caused by a combination of rapid gas release and vent shape, have emerged from a new crater that opened Tuesday on the summit of Etna.

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