The centre of Lipari was built to be as similar as possible to a city on the mainland. But its size, the presence of narrow alleys and very few drivable roads, does not make it comparable. However, the difference can be seen in the fewer than 100 inhabitants on many of the other islands to the 12,00...
The Castle of Lipari is one of those classic cases where the foundations are made of a single rock mass. In Lipari’s case, the walls built in the 16th century consist of blocks whose colour blends with that of the rock. The blocks are also placed inside rock inlets to form one unit. It is worth ta...
When there are very few people at the top of the Gran Cratere of the Fossa; if not, look for a rock to sit on alone and enjoy the silence. You will hear only the wind, which is unavoidable in the Aeolian Islands, and the gases coming out of the fumaroles, nothing else....
As with the port of Vulcano, you can feel the warmth rising from the ground even at the top of the crater. Just sink your hands lightly into the volcanic sand to feel how, regardless of the season, there is a slight immediate warmth. But be careful not to touch the fumaroles, the temperatures there ...
The smell of fumaroles is certainly not pleasant, but it is characteristic and typical of Vulcano. Its intensity changes both with the changing seasons and with the volcano’s activity. After a particularly rainy period, the smell is not very intense, as there is more rainwater, which has filtered ...
The Gran Cratere of the Fossa is a vantage point where you can stop, sit and admire the majesty of nature, which in the Aeolian Islands has manifested itself with seven islands and numerous cliffs. So with a single glance, you can see (from right to left towards Lipari) Stromboli and its plumes of b...
Another typical characteristic of Vulcano’s port area is the warmth felt when you touch anything there. In any season, with or without the sun, the ground, rock faces and anything in contact with the earth give off anything between a pleasant warmth and an almost unbearable heat....
The structure of Vulcano would seem unable to accommodate anything edible, considering that the island was never inhabited until the 1960s.
In fact, in recent years, many plots of land in the southern part of Vulcano, the part not currently active, have been used for sheep farming and wine producti...
The smell of fumaroles is certainly not pleasant, but it is characteristic and typical of Vulcano. Its intensity changes both with the changing seasons and with the volcano’s activity. After a particularly rainy period, the smell is not very intense, as there is more rainwater, which has filtered ...
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
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