Island of Filicudi

Province: Messina

Municipality: Lípari

Area: 9.5sq.km/3.7sq.mi

Altitude: 773m/2536ft.

Population: 245

Communications

Ship connections with Milazzo, Naples and Lípari, hydrofoil services to Milazzo and the other Aeolian Islands.

Location

Filicudi, Phoenicussa in ancient times, belongs to the west group of Aeolian Islands. Seas rich in fish and over 1,000m/3,000ft deep separate it from the neighboring islands of Alicudi and Salina. It is a rugged mass of rock with three extinct volcanoes, Fosso delle Felici (773m/2,356ft), Montagnola (383m/1,257ft) and Torrione (280m/919ft). On the southeastern side there is a small plain connecting the promontory Capo Graziano (174m/571ft) with the rest of the island. Filicudi's landscape is distinguished by rocks, small islets, cliffs (including the 85m/279ft high Canna) and isolated green terraces.