Basiluzzo Explained

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".

Media

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: L’Avventura film locations . The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations . 9 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080702/http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/a/Avventura.html . 23 October 2018 . dead .