Lipari Island, Italy

Lipari Island, Italy

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Lipari Island Italy

Lipari is the largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, southern Italy; it is also the name of the island's main town and comune, which is administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Messina. Its population is 12,821, but during the May to September tourist season, the total population may reach up to 20,000. In Neolithic times Lipari was, much like Sardinia, one of the few centers of trading in obsidian, a hard black volcanic glass prized by Neolithic peoples for the extremely sharp cutting edges that can be obtained. Lipari's history is rich in incidents as witnessed by the recent retrievals of several necropolis and other archaeological sites. Humans seem to have inhabited the island already in 5000 BC, though a local legend gives the eponymous name "Liparus" to the leader of a people coming from Campania.
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Recommended airport
Reggio Calabria (REG)
Points of interest
  • Fishermen's caves
  • Old Church of Quattropani
  • Port of Lipari
Nearby destinations
  • Gioiosa Marea a 35.41 km
  • Aeolian Islands a 22.73 km
  • Portorosa a 43.43 km
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