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by Barry Lillie | Fri, 02/06/2015 - 02:30

Continuing with our articles documenting the islands around Italy, we have previously featured the Aegadian and Aeolian Islands, and this feature will look at…

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The Ligurian Islands

by Barry Lillie | Fri, 08/22/2014 - 03:00

Continuing with our series on the Italian islands, this week we shall be featuring the five islands that languish in the Ligurian sea, the body of water…

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The Pontine Islands

by Barry Lillie | Wed, 07/23/2014 - 03:00

South of Rome and northwest of Naples in the Gulf of Gaeta lie six islands known as Isole Ponziane, or Pontine Islands. This archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea…

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Isole Tremiti: The Pearls of the Adriatic

by Barry Lillie | Wed, 07/09/2014 - 07:03

An hour’s ferry ride from the port of Termoli, in the province of Foggia, just above the heel of Italy is a divers’ paradise known as Isole Tremiti. The…

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Discovering the Aegadian Islands, and a Slower Pace of Life

by Barry Lillie | Mon, 06/30/2014 - 09:35

Off the northwest coast of Sicily lie the Aegadian Islands (Isole Egadi), a small mountainous group of islands measuring a mere 37 square kilometres (14 sq…

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Jewels in the Crown - Aeolian Islands (Part 2)

by Anna Mockford | Mon, 06/15/2009 - 06:53

Strung across the Mar Tirreno, off the north-east coast of Sicily, are the Isole Eolie, gems to die for! With a history that spans millennia and a name…

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Jewels in the Crown - Aeolian Islands (Part 1)

by Anna Mockford | Tue, 06/09/2009 - 06:39

Strung across the Mar Tirreno, off the north-east coast of Sicily, are the Isole Eolie, gems to die for! With a history that spans millennia and a name…