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 Palermo: 750000 Inhabitants Catania: 420000 Inhabitants Messina: 270000 Inhabitants Syrakus: 110000 Inhabitants Trapani: 110000 Inhabitants Caltanisetta: 80 000 Inhabitants Agrigento: 60 000 Inhabitants Ragusa: 60 000 Inhabitants Marsala: 50 000 Inhabitants Acireale: 50 000 Inhabitants Taormina: 10 000 Inhabitants |
 If you want to see the Map in large-view please click here. The surrounding Islands in the Mediterranean Sea near Italy |
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The area around Catania posses a large variety of flowers and the sincerity of its habitans is impressing.
Also Goehte knew about the beauty of this Island, Taormina and the area around that
vulcano
etna to appreciate.
The volcano itself is the largest throughout Europe. and one of the most active fire mountains of the world. It is ca. 3450 meters high and impressed 2002 on 2003 entirely Catania and the remainder of the world. It was altogether four months especially active and appeared of a new side. My Grandfather, on Sicily born and over 80 years old, saw already so some vulcano outbreaks. He tolds me that he never have seen a Outbrake like this one in 2002. He was meaning the measurements of the ash rain impressed us for four months of our life. As my Grandfather was 6 years old he gets his first fright experience as the lava penetrated into the city of Catania. I can say that my eyes never have seen before what I was allowed to see a year ago on Sicily. To inform further try this topic here (Etna Outbreak) The 7 most important cities and provinces after Catania and Palermo. The further 7 provinces are Messina (270000 inhabitants), Siracusa or Syrakus (110000 inhabitants), Trapani (110000 inhabitants), Caltanisetta (80000 inhabitants), Agrigento (60000 inhabitants), Ragusa (60000 inhabitants), Marsala (50000 inhabitants) Before the northern coast of Sicily you can find the Aeolian Islands. The Islands has been grown up by little fire mountains, which aren't active anymore. You can reach the islands only by ferry , because there are no airports build. Ferries can be taken of Milazo, Messina, Chefalu and Palermo to reach the eolie islands. The little island group consists of following islands: Lipari, Salina, Vulkano, Stromboli, Panarea and Filicudi. Whereby Stromboli is well the best known of the six islands, there it an active volcano, which you can hear ca. every 30 minutes of itself, because of his strong activity. Stromboli photo September 2003 out of the airplane made. This apparently little volcano ca. 950 meters over the sea mirror has a base 2000 meters under water level. Altogether one can say that this volcano is almost 3000 meters high and belong to the most active volcanoes of the world. The danger is very low because the area around the vulcano is settled thinly. Lipari can be booked as well largest and population richest island of the archipelago, from here you can take ferry to all other islands. Lipari has ca. 9000 inhabitants and an area of 36 square kilometers. The island Vulkano is confessed because of the many sulfur column and they say to take a bath in these sulfur muds would be good for body and soul. Panarea is the littlest yet most exclusive island of the archipelago, here you can find villas of the wealthy Italians which gives the island a expensive look, what it is well also. The island Salina is the second largest however greenest of all islands because this possesses a rich water occurrence and offer the necessary wet to the plants to let them grow well. An interesting island for nature lovers. On this island, one receives also the so-called Malvasia wine Which is made out of a very sweet grapes and is confessed as an island specialty. Alicudi and Filicudi have no harbors. These islands are gotten through of stairways and are thinly settled. Before the western coast of Sicily, you'll find the Agadic islands also Isole Egadi. This island group consists of three islands, Favignana, Marettimo and Levanzo. These islands can be best reached of Trapani. One can translate comfortably with a ferry and can visit the islands. Levanzo and Favignana are removed only 15 kilometers of the sicilian west coast. Marettimo somewhat further is removed, the island lies ca. 38 kilometers of the coast removes and possesses no secured harbor. The most inhabited of the three islands is Favignana, with the ferry it takes 25 minutes to reach the island. Very fish rich are the waters around Trapani and the Egadic islands and so yet is maintained becomes the deed fish capture in this area a special tradition until today. North of Palermo, is lain the Island Ustica, the island is ca 70 kilometers far of the coast of Palermo and applies as a popular destination to Diver and nature lovers. The island could be reached only by ferry i consider to take it out of Palermo. Ustica consists like also the other islands of Lava rocks and is especially fruitful. The sea grotto before the east coast Usticas pull annually some tourists into its ban. The beauty of the lower water world is somewhat entirely special in these waters and I hope also that it remains like it is. The islands Lampedusa and Pantelleria are between the tunesic coast and belong to the warmest because they lain at the most southern Part of Sicilia. Pantelleria can be reached by Trapani out of with the ferry or the airplane. The island is an special recovery zone and who donīt like the normal tourism can escape on this dreamfull island. Who however seeks typical baths beaches as well as in San Vito lo Capo at Castelamare is wrong on this island. Lampedusa lies 205 km of the sicilian coast and only 113 km of the tunesic coast. The island is more closely at Africa than at Sicilia but nevertheless Lampedusa belonged it geographic seen to Italy. Lampedusa possesses an area of ca. 20 square kilometers. From East to west the island measures 9 kilometers and from north to south only 3 kilometers, You can make your investigation-Trips also well on foot. On this island is produced a special wine named "Marsala", the wine gets its name by the city near Trapani called "Marsala". This wine is made of premium raisin with small and sweet grapes. Continuation follows in the next days. |
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