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4 Everyone's heard of Sicily, Sardinia, and fashionable Capri, but when it comes to enchanting islands, Italy has much more to offer than the usual headline acts. And few people realize that the country's coastline is actually peppered with over 350 idyllic islands, from picture-perfect Favignana to car-free Panarea to rugged Marettimo. asked Nov 11 '10 at 20:07 Traveler 4 answers 1 (Capri, the island in the Gulf of Naples, is famous for its rugged territory, exclusive hotels and shopping, which ranges from high fashion, to limoncello, to handcrafted leather sandals..). Answer Link answered Dec 1 '10 at 22:01

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Capri island Capri, the island in the Gulf of Naples, is famous for its rugged territory, exclusive hotels and shopping, which ranges from high fashion, to limoncello, to handcrafted leather sandals..

• Capri island

Ischia island Ischia is one of the most picturesque islands in the Bay of Naples, part of the Campanian Archipelago. Besides offering exotic sceneries with flowing hills

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Procida island Procida Italy is one of the country’s best kept secrets. On this tiny island you’ll find pastel-coloured fishing villages, black sand beaches, and a m

• Procida island

Li Galli islands Between Capri and Positano, there is an archipelago of three islands known as Li Galli; privately owned, they can be admired on a boat tour, and, who knows, if you listen closely, you may still hear the call of sirens…

• Li Galli islands

Ventotene island Ventotene is one of the Pontine Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 46 kilometres (25 nautical miles) off the coast of Gaeta right at the border between Lazio

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Palmarola island Palmarola has an extremely rocky coast dotted with natural grottos, bays, cliffs, and crags. The island is primarily a nature reserve, but there are a....

• Palmarola island

Ponza island Ponza is the largest island of the Italian Ponza island archipelago, located 33 km (21 mi) south of Cape Circeo in the Tyrrhenian Sea..

• Ponza island

Pontine islands The Pontines make up an archipelago: individually they are Gavi, Zannone, Palmarola, Ventotene, Santo Stefano and, the first among equals, Palmarola, from which the island chain takes its name.

• Pontine islands

Tremiti Islands Exciting sea - The Tremiti are a spectacle of nature, with crystal clear waters, a luxuriant pine forest on the island of San Domino and a millenary abbey that rises from the small port of San Nicola to the last watchtower, the "Cavaliere", which it overlooks the expanse of the "Pianoro" from where you can admire the entire archipelago from above and get excited in front of spectacular sunsets. In addition to the inhabited islands of San Domino and San Nicola, they are part of the archipelago: the wild Caprara, the fascinating islet of Cretaccio and the distant and inaccessible Pianosa.

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Marettimo Island Marettimo The wildest and most unspoiled of the Egadi islands, Marettimo with its 12.3 sq km will captivate you! Crystal clear waters to swim in, blue bottoms to explore, forests to travel through, peaks to conquer and history to savor

• Marettimo Island

Levanzo island Levanzo, the most romantic and small island of the Egadi! Crystal clear waters for swimming and coves and beaches to be discovered

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Favignana island The name of Favignana derives from the Latin favonius (favonius), a term with which the Romans indicated the warm falling wind coming from the west. The village rises around a natural inlet where the port is structured on whose banks there are the buildings of the ancient Florio traps.

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Aegadian Islands The Egadi archipelago is located at the western end of Sicily, a few miles from Trapani, and is made up of the islands of Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo, the islet of Formica and the rock of Maraone. The Egadi islands are set in splendid crystalline waters, and host a rich and varied marine flora and fauna..

• Aegadian Islands

Stromboli Island Stromboli is an Italian island belonging to the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. Located in the Tyrrhenian basin of the western Mediterranean Sea, the island is the northernmost of the Aeolian Islands.

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Filicudi island Filicudi is an island in Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Aeolian Islands, in Sicily. Administratively it is part of the municipality of Lipari. On the island there are several inhabited centers or villages.

• Filicudi island

Alicudi island Alicudi island, Italian Isola Salina, Latin Didyme Insula, second largest of the Eolie Islands (Lipari Islands), in the Tyrrhenian Sea (of the Mediterranean) off northeastern Sicily.

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Salina island The Salina , the most distant and wildest of the Aeolian Islands, is one of those places where time has stopped: life flows slowly

• Salina island

Panarea island Panarea owes its name to the physical characteristics of the land - Panaraia (all bumpy) - which, however, allow for pleasant walks among hibiscus, c

• Panarea island

Vulcano island Vulcano's most obvious attractions – climbing the crater, strolling over to the mud baths and the black beaches at Porto di Ponente – are easily managed on a day trip from Lipari. Visitors who linger and explore beyond touristy Porto di Levante will discover a whole different island, swimming off Gelso's volcanic beaches, kayaking the wild coast or enjoying the rural tranquillity of the central plateau, filled with vegetable gardens, birdsong and a surprising amount of greenery.

• Vulcano island

Lipari island Lipari is the largest of a chain of islands in a volcanic archipelago situated in between Vesuvius and Etna. Pianoconte is almost due west across the island, Quattropani in the northwest, Acquacalda along the northern coast, whereas Canneto is on the eastern shore north of Lipari town.

• Lipari island

Aeolian Islands You will feel like you are in a world lost in time where, in an intimate conversation with nature, the volcanic earth and its ancient history, you will discover beaches, bays, caves, creeks, cliffs and the incomparable variety and richness of its seabed.

• Aeolian Islands

Sardinia Sardinia is an autonomous region of Italy and one of the largest islands in the Mediterranean. Travel to Sardinia is incredibly safe—in fact, this island is one of the safest places to visit in the Italian kingdom. Sardinia is an island with a variety of landscapes.

• Sardinia

Sicily Sicily's sunny, dry climate, scenery, cuisine, history, and architecture attract many tourists from mainland Italy and abroad. The tourist season peaks in the summer months, although people visit the island all year round.

• Sicily

Giannutri island Giannutri island. Giannutri is the southernmost island of the Tuscan Archipelago, as well as the southernmost point of the Tuscany Region, and is located about 14 kilometers south-east of the Island of Giglio, of which it belongs, and about 12 kilometers to south of the Argentario. Coordinate: 42°15′14″N 11°06′13″E

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Pianosa island Pianosa island, tuscany. Pianosa is an island located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, which is part of the Tuscan Archipelago in the national park of the same name., 42.583333°, 10.083333°

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Island of Montecristo Island of Montecristo. Italy Region Tuscany Province Livorno, Location Tyrrhenian Sea Archipelago Tuscan Archipelago,42.333333, 10.316667

• Island of Montecristo

Capraia Island Capraia Island. Location of Capraia Isola in Italy Coordinates: 43°3′N 9°51′E Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Livorno (LI)

• Capraia Island

Giglio Island Giglio Island. Coordinates: 42°21′18″N 10°54′18″ECoordinates: 42°21′18″N 10°54′18″E Country Italy Region Tuscany Province Grosseto (GR) Frazioni Isola di Giannutri, Giglio Castello, Giglio Porto, Giglio Campese

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Elba Island Elba Island. Location Tyrrhenian Sea Coordinates – 42°46′58″N 10°17′11″ECoordinates: 42°46′58″N 10°17′11″E Archipelago Tuscan Archipelago Total islands 7 Major islands Elba, Gorgona, Capraia, Pianosa, Montecristo, Isola del Giglio, and Giannutri

• Elba Island

Tuscan Archipelago The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy. The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of Elba and Montecristo.

• Tuscan Archipelago

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