Levanzo
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Levanzo ( ; ) is the smallest of the three main Aegadian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily, Italy. It forms a part of the municipality ( ) of Favignana in the Province of Trapani.
Levanzo ( ; ) is the smallest of the three main Aegadian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily, Italy. It forms a part of the municipality ( ) of Favignana in the Province of Trapani.
Geography
Levanzo has an area of . The highest point is Pizzo Monaco with a height of . The island has an estimated 450 inhabitants1, who are concentrated around a tiny port, that gives little shelter from storms. The ancient name of the island was "Phorbantia" which is a sort of plant that commonly grows there. Levanzo is famous for the "Grotta del Genovese" with Neolithic cave paintings and Palaeolithic graffiti. Furthermore, in the water of Cala Minnola, on the eastern side of the island of Levanzo, lies one of the most important Sicilian underwater archaeological sites: a Roman cargo ship, loaded with wine amphoras, at 27 meters deep.
See also
List of islands of Italy
References
External links
Grotta del Genovese - Official website
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