Aeolian Islands

500-600.000 years ago

start of the training of Filicudi and Alicudi

330.000 anni fa

the island of Panarea is beginning to form

220.000 anni fa

the islands of Lipari, Salina and Stromboli begin to form

127.000 anni fa

the island of Vulcano begins to form

16.000 anni fa

first human settlement in Panarea, during the Bronze Age

5.500 anni fa

beginning of the first human settlements on all islands except Vulcano

2600 anni fa

The Greek domination brings the economic revival of the Aeolian archipelago

400 - 250 a.C.

the Aeolian Islands play a strategic role in the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage

800

the eruption of Mount Pilato in Lipari covers most of the island with a layer of white pumice

1000

beginning of the Arab domination in Sicily and the Aeolian Islands

1061

beginning of the Norman domination in Sicily and the Aeolian Islands

1800

the Aeolian Islands begin to be at the center of the European trade routes for the export of Malvasia, oil and capers

1888-90

Last eruption of Vulcan, the first scientifically observed by Giuseppe Mercalli and Orazio Silvestri

1923

The first power plant on the island of Salina is inaugurated

1994

the Oscar-winning film “Il Postino” (The Postman) brings Salina international fame

2000

Aeolian Islands included in the UNESCO World Heritage List

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MiC – Ministero della Cultura Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.

Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.

Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.