Basiluzzo | |
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 Basiluzzo | |
  Basiluzzo Location in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′48″N 15°06′50″E / 38.66333°N 15.11389°E | |
| Country | 
Italy |
| Province | Messina |
| Comune | Lipari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1 km2 (0.4 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi) |
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]
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
- ^ Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, ( ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 46.
- ^ "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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