Aeolian Islands

thumb|September 2004 Stromboli eruption

archipelago

thumb|View of the town of Lipari

Vulcano () 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 equivalents in several European languages derive from the name of this island. The name 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 ev

island north of Sicily

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.

thumb|right|280px|The Aeolian Islands. Panarea (; ) 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.

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.

first encounter between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War

thumb|Aerial view of Stromboli and Strombolicchio from the northeast Strombolicchio () is a sea stack of volcanic origin to the northeast of the island of Stromboli in the Aeolian Islands of Italy. Its name in the Sicilian language, Struognulicchiu, means Little Stromboli. Geologically, Strombolicchio is a volcanic plug or spine of extremely hard compacted basalt resistant to erosion, and is the remnant of the original volcano from which the island of Stromboli was built up about 200,000 years ago. The small islet hosts rare flora and fauna, including endangered species, and has been declared

thumb|right|280px|The Aeolian Islands. Basiluzzo () is an islet (), and the smallest of eight islands in the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain north of Sicily. In antiquity, the island was named "Hicesia".

volcano on a small volcanic island by the same name in the Tyrrhenian Sea

church building in Lipari, Italy

son of Auson in Greek mythology