João Carlos Nunes - Department of Geosciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Azores, Rua Mãe de Deus, ۹۵۰۱-۸۰۱ Ponta Delgada, Azores Islands, Portugal
Michael Benton - School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS۸ ۱TQ, United Kingdom

In this Special Issue, we present ۱۱ of the ۱۵ geoparks that show key aspects of the past and current volcanic development of Europe. The sites include currently active locations along the mid-Atlantic ridge, from the Canary Islands and the Azores in the south to Iceland in the north. Other sites in continental Europe, from Portugal and Spain in the west to Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic in the east, document the volcanic history of the continent over the past ۵۰۰ million years.

Volcanology, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Geoeducation, Geoconservation