Levanzo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlɛːvantso];[1] Sicilian: Lèvanzu [ˈlɛːvandzʊ]) is the smallest of the three main Aegadian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily, Italy. It forms a part of the municipality (comune) of Favignana in the Province of Trapani.
Levanzo | |
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 Port of Levanzo | |
  Levanzo Location in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′N 12°20′E / 38.000°N 12.333°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Province | Trapani |
| Comune | Favignana |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 278 m (912 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 450 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
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Geography
editLevanzo has an area of 5.82 square kilometres (2.25 sq mi). The highest point is Pizzo Monaco with a height of 278 metres (912 feet). The island has an estimated 450 inhabitants, who are concentrated around a tiny port, that gives little shelter from storms.
The ancient name of the island was "Phorbantia" which is a sort of plant that commonly grows there.
Levanzo is famous for the "Grotta del Genovese" with Neolithic cave paintings and Palaeolithic graffiti.
Furthermore, in the water of Cala Minnola, on the eastern side of the island of Levanzo, lies one of the most important Sicilian underwater archaeological sites: a Roman cargo ship, loaded with wine amphoras, at 27 meters deep. [2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Luciano Canepari. "Levanzo". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ Bruno, F.; et al. (2017). Virtual diving in the underwater archaeological site of Cala Minnola. Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLII-2/W3. pp. 121–126.
External links
edit- Grotta del Genovese - Official website
