Basiluzzo

Basiluzzo

Basiluzzo

Island in Messina, Italy

Basiluzzo (Italian pronunciation: [baziˈlutt͡so]) is an islet (barely 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)), and the smallest of eight islands in the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain north of Sicily. In antiquity, the island was named "Hycesia".[1]

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The Aeolian Islands.

Media

It is featured in the Italian film L'avventura, where the characters are on a motor boat looking for somewhere to swim.[2] They sail up to Basiluzzo but decide to travel to Lisca Bianca, another of the Aeolian Islands nearest to Basiluzzo.

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 46.
  2. [2]
    "L'Avventura film locations". The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations. Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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