LEVANZO
Generic information
Province of: Trapani
Elevation: m
Population: 300
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 37.987486
Longitude: 12.339817
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Web site
Italian version: www.sicilianelmondo.com
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Description
Levanzo (Sicilian: Lèvanzu) 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 has an area of 5,82 km² . The highest point is Pizzo Monaco with a height of 278 m. The island has about 450 inhabitants. The habitation is mainly centered around a tiny port, that gives little shelter from storms.
The ancient name of the island was "Phorbantia" which is a sort of plants growing there.
Levanzo is famous for the "Grotta del Genovese" with Neolithic cave paintings and Palaeolithic graffitoes.
From Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Levanzo&oldid=274554902>.