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Siremar
260px, ''Giorgione'' hydrofoil 260px, MS ''Pietro Novelli'' to Milazzo harbour. 260px, The ''Laurana'' near Lipari harbour. 260px, House flag of Siremar Siremar (Sicilia Regionale Marittima) is an Italian shipping company, until 2011 a subdivision of state-owned Tirrenia di Navigazione and now privatized, which operates in routes from Sicily to Aeolian Islands, Aegadian Islands, Ustica, Pantelleria, Linosa and Lampedusa. It also connects Milazzo, Naples and the Eolie Islands. Fleet Ships Hydrofoils (From 2016 belonging to Liberty Lines) Routes *Naples↔Stromboli↔Ginostra↔ Panarea↔Rinella↔Santa Marina Salina↔Lipari↔Vulcano↔Milazzo (Ferry route, ''Laurana'') *Milazzo↔Vulcano↔Lipari↔Santa Marina Salina↔Rinella↔Filicudi↔Alicudi (ferry route, ''Pietro Novelli'') *Milazzo↔Vulcano↔Lipari↔Santa Marina Salina↔Rinella↔ Panarea↔Ginostra↔Stromboli (ferry route, ''Isola di Stromboli'' / ''Pietro Novelli'') *Milazzo↔Vulcano↔Lipari↔Santa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirrenia Di Navigazione
Tirrenia is a privately owned Italian shipping company contracted by the Ministry of Transportation to ship items between Italy's mainland and its major islands. It operates a fleet of 23 vessels. History Tirrenia Società Anonima di Navigazione was founded in 1936, resulting from the nationalization of many private-owned Italian lines. The company gathered a fleet of 55 ships. When World War II broke out, the number of lines were reduced. By 1942, 50 ships were sunk following the armed conflicts in the Mediterranean sea.History ''Tirrenia.it'' After World War II, the few ships surviving the conflict were used to connect Italian islands, mainly , to the mainland. The company became public and its name was changed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linosa
Linosa (; scn, Linusa; ar, نموشة, ''Nammūša'') is one of the Pelagie Islands in the Sicily Channel of the Mediterranean Sea. The island is a part of the Italian comune of Lampedusa e Linosa, part of the province of Agrigento in Sicily, Italy. It has a population of 430. Name The island is cited first as Greek Aethusa (''Αἰθοῦσσα'') by ancient geographer Strabo, and as Algusa (''Ἀλγοῦσσα'') by Roman essayist Pliny the Elder in his ''Naturalis Historia''. The name "Lenusa" appeared first during the 16th century in the writing of Tommaso Fazello, while the modern one dates back to 1845. Geography The island has an area of and is of volcanic origin. It is formed by a series of craters of which Monte Vulcano, high, is the most important. The closest land to Linosa is the island of Lampedusa, which lies to the south. Linosa is situated west of Gozo, Malta, southeast of Pantelleria, south of Sicily and east of Cape Mahida in Tunisia. History Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trapani
Trapani ( , ; scn, Tràpani ; lat, Drepanum; grc, Δρέπανον) is a city and municipality (''comune'') on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands. History Drepana was founded by the Elymians to serve as the port of the nearby city of Eryx (present-day Erice), which overlooks it from Monte Erice. The city sits on a low-lying promontory jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea. It was originally named ''Drépanon'' from the Greek word for "sickle", because of the curving shape of its harbour. Carthage seized control of the city in 260BC, subsequently making it an important naval base, but ceded it to Rome in 241BC following the Battle of the Aegates in the First Punic War. Two ancient legends relate supposed mythical origins for the city. In the first legend, Trapani stemmed from the sickle which fell from the hands o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicudi
Alicudi () is the westernmost of the seven islands that make up the Aeolian archipelago, a volcanic island chain north of Sicily. The island is about west of Lipari, has a total area of , and is roughly circular. It is located at . History The island was formed by the long-extinct ''Montagnola'' volcano, roughly 150,000 years ago. It has been suggested that the last evolutive act of the island took place only 27,000 years ago. The island was first populated as long ago as 17th century BC, as some archaeological evidence from this period has been found. Roman ceramic fragments, dating from many centuries later, can be found on the eastern coast of the island. The modern name of "Alicudi" is descended from the island's Ancient Greek name of ''Ereikousa'', derived from erica (heather) growing on the island’s slopes. For many centuries, Alicudi was the target of frequent incursions by pirates. Consequently, the island’s population was forced to find shelter in small houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filicudi
Filicudi () is one of seven islands that make up the Aeolian archipelago, situated northeast of the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Lipari. Geography Its total area is . There are several small villages on the island, which include Pecorini Mare and Valdichiesa. Filicudi's lands are capable of producing wine, olive oil, grain, and vegetables. In 1997, three quarters, approximately of Filicudi was turned into a Natural Reserve. The highest point is Monte Fossa Felci at . Other points include ''Monte Montagnola'' at and ''Monte Terrione'' at . At Capo Graziano are the remains of a Bronze Age village dating back to the second millennium BCE. Off the coast, the volcanic finger-like rock of La Canna rises about above the sea. History The modern name of "Filicudi" is a corruption of the ancient Greek name for the island, ''Phoenicusa'' (Phoenician island). The island, like the other Aeolian Islands, was settled since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vulcano
Vulcano ( scn, Vurcanu) or Vulcan is a small volcanic island belonging to Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about north of Sicily and located at the southernmost end of the seven Aeolian Islands. The island is known for its volcanic activity and contains several volcanic calderas, including one of the four active volcanoes in Italy that are not submarine. The English word "volcano", and its equivalent in several European languages, derives from the name of this island, which derives from the Roman belief that the tiny island was the chimney of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. In November 2021, 150 people were evacuated from the island's harbour area due to increased volcanic activity and gases; an amber alert had been issued in October 2021 after several significant changes in the volcano's parameters. Geography Vulcano is located approximately north of Sicily and is approximately long by wide. The island is in area and rises to above sea level. The island is separated by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipari
Lipari (; scn, Lìpari) 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. Geography Lipari is the largest of a chain of islands in a volcanic archipelago situated in between Vesuvius and Etna. The island has a surface area of 37.6 km2 and is 30 km from Sicily. Besides the main town, most of the year-round population resides in one of the four main villages: Pianoconte is almost due west across the island, Quattropani in the northwest, Acquacalda along the northern coast, whereas Canneto is on the eastern shore north of Lipari town. The highest point on the island is Monte Chirica at 602 m (1975 ft). Geology Geologists agree on the fact that Lipari was created by a suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Marina Salina
Santa Marina Salina is a ''comune'' (municipality) and one of the main towns on Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands. It is situated in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about northeast of Palermo and about northwest of Messina. Santa Marina Salina borders the following municipalities: Leni, Malfa. Notable people * Al Costello Giacomo Costa (14 December 1919 – 22 January 2000) was an Italian Australian professional wrestler best known by his ring name, Al Costello. Costello was the first professional wrestler to be nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Holds" because of ... (1919-2000) - Professional wrestler References Cities and towns in Sicily Towns and villages in the Aeolian Islands {{Sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leni
Leni is a ''comune'' (municipality) and one of the main towns on Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands, in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is located about northeast of Palermo and about northwest of Messina. Leni lies on the slope of the hill on the south of the island, above the sea, between the volcanoes of Monte Fossa and Monte dei Porri. Leni borders the following municipalities: Malfa, Santa Marina Salina Santa Marina Salina is a '' comune'' (municipality) and one of the main towns on Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands. It is situated in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about northeast of Palermo and about n .... People * Nino Randazzo (born 1932) References External links Official website Cities and towns in Sicily Towns and villages in the Aeolian Islands {{Sicily-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panarea
Panarea (; scn, Panarìa) is the smallest of the seven inhabited Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain in north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Lipari. There are currently about 280 residents living on the island year-round; however the population increases dramatically in summer with the influx of tourists especially during the months of July and August. In recent years, the island has become known internationally for its celebrity visitors. Geography The island is an active volcano with a total surface area of only . The highest point on the island, Punta del Corvo, is above sea level. There are thermal springs near the village of Punta di Peppe e Maria. Scuba diving is a popular excursion on this tiny island, and you can even swim to a shipwreck between the offshore rocks of Lisca Bianca and Bottaro. The island is surrounded by several islets and skerries reachable only by boat that make Panarea unique and easily distinguishable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginostra
''Ginostra'' is 2002 crime fiction film written and directed by Manuel Pradal, starring Harvey Keitel (Matt Benson), Andie MacDowell (Jessie). The story is about an FBI officer (Harvey Keitel) investigating the murder of a would-be informant, attempts to contact the only person who knows the truth behind the killings - the dead man's eleven-year-old son. Plot As the film opens, we learn that Benson, a New Yorker, has been entrusted with protecting the 11-year-old boy. The style of the film is intentionally ambiguous, and details about only obtained through the dialogue between the main characters, in many cases, in a way that only makes sense once later scenes are viewed. The boy, as is revealed later, is with Benson because his father had appealed for protection from the authorities in return for his testimony against a local mobster, Manzella. The title of the film refers to the location of the main characters, who live on an island that is remote enough from the mainland that fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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