Etna West – Bronte
Coordinates: 33S 497055E 4179300N (utm wgs84) | 37°45'39.6″N 14°58'00.1″E
ELEVATION: 2190 m
Development: Approximately 60 m in total. Under verification. 
Nearest known location: Monte Nunziata – Bocche di fuoco 1843
Exploration: Easily explored with just a helmet and lights.
Taken over by Dario Teri with P.Teri, M.Galasso, A.Scaramelli, E.Zappalà (on 20.11.2020)

This cave develops on the long fracture of the 1651 eruption (note: dating presumed from the latest INGV geological map and confirmed by the presence on site of plagioclase phenocrysts, no longer noted after 1669) that extends from 2100 to 2400 meters above sea level and which was the subject of a complete visit on the date of the survey. From this survey it was found that the lava flow of May 2016 coming from the Bocca Nuova grazed the fracture covering it in several points, probably hiding other caves present along the flow channel present. Upstream of the fracture in fact other hypogea were detected, some with modest development, and the highest Abisso of 1651, described in the specific sheet. The Damiano cave, named as an affectionate dedication to the surveyor's first son, is a mixed cave of fracture and lava flow. It is accessed from a midpoint of the flow channel. Consequently, the cavity is divided into two parts, morphologically very different from each other. The upstream part is a classic hypogeum, with irregular scoria soil. On the vault, which in some places rises considerably up to 5/6 meters, there are several very interesting remelting phenomena with unusual shapes compared to the more famous Etna caves. The downstream development instead descends several meters on a steep slope, here the bottom is composed of volcanic sands that make the descent very soft (and also fun ...).