The capital Lípari (4,500 inhabitants) lies on the east coast. Its center is the castle mound, bordered by the Marina Lunga (in the north) and the Marina Corta (in the south). This was where the ancient acropolis was situated. It was replaced by a medieval castle (13th century) and by the fortress which Emperor Charles V had built in the 16th
century for the protection of the inhabitants ater the plundering by Chaireddin Barbarossa. Until the 18th century this area was occupied by the old town of Lípari; now there are important public buildings and installations in this same place: town hall, cathedral, museum, archeological park and archeological zone.
New town
To the west of the castle mound stretches the new town with its main street, the long straight Corso Vittorio Emanuele, on which shops are situated.
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