Basiluzzo | |
Settlement Type: | Island |
Pushpin Map: | Italy |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Italy |
Coordinates: | 38.6633°N 15.1139°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Italy |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Messina |
Subdivision Type2: | Comune |
Seat Type: | Municipality seat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1 |
Population Total: | 0 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Basiluzzo (pronounced as /it/) is an islet (barely), and the smallest of eight islands in the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic island chain north of Sicily. In antiquity, the island was named "Hycesia".
It is featured in the Italian film L'avventura, where the characters are on a motor boat looking for somewhere to swim.[1] They sail up to Basiluzzo but decide to travel to Lisca Bianca, another of the Aeolian Islands nearest to Basiluzzo.