The senses tell The salt lake of Lingua

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The senses tell Pollara

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The ancient production of salt

At the natural lake of Lingua there are the remains of an ancient salt production plant, which is where the island of Salina takes its name (sale is Italian for salt). The most significant testimonies date back to the first Roman imperial age, i.e. to the 1st-2nd century AD, of which the lower par...
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Pollara, between poetry and beauty

Pollara is definitely one of the most fascinating places on the island. It is a small village located on a plateau 30 metres above sea level, and in the middle of a bay that preserves the shape and sinuosity that the sea has carved out over the last tens of thousands of years. [caption id="attach...
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Malvasia delle Lipari DOC

The name of this wine comes from Monemvasia, a Greek town in the southern Peloponnese. According to other versions, the term instead derives from Malta, where the production originally began. The Romans transported the Malvasia in amphorae to the capital, where the emperors were fond of it. In the M...
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Salina, the green island with twin mountains

The thermal springs of the island of Lipari are remembered by writers from Greek and Roman times (Aristotle, Diodorus, Strabo, Athenaeum and Pliny) and were so famous that one of the minor thermal baths of Rome bore the name of Aeolia. [dettaglio_immagine id="41433"]...
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The salt lake of Lingua

The small salt lake of Lingua, now a protected area, can be considered a real historical find, since it was used as a salt production plant until the 18th century. The hamlet of Lingua is characterised by a wonderful pebble beach that leads to the sea, as well as a beautiful promenade where you can ...
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