Basiluzzo

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]

Basiluzzo
Island
Basiluzzo
Basiluzzo
Location in Italy
Coordinates: 38°39′48″N 15°06′50″E
Country Italy
ProvinceMessina
ComuneLipari
Area
 • Total1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
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.

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gollark: Anyway, the convention here is seemingly to live near university while going there and shove some of the cost onto student loans you're forced to pay back for 30 years, so commuting isn't a huge issue.

References
  1. Richard Talbert, Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World, (ISBN 0-691-03169-X), Map 46.
  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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