Lipari
Like drops of paradise in the Tyrrhenean sea, as a result of succession of four volcanic movements, the most important of which was the third one, with a population of 11,000 people, growing during the months of May until September up to 20,000 during the tourist season, Lipari has got one of the highest stands on the world tourism stage. It is the largest of a chain of islands in a volcanic archipelago that straddles the gap between Vesuvius and Etna. The island has a surface area of about 40 kmē, at a distance of 30 km from mainland Sicily. Besides the main town, most of the year-round population resides in one of the four main villages: Pianoconte is almost due west across the island, Quattropani in the northwest, Acquacalda along the northern coast, and Canneto is on the eastern shore north of Lipari town.
