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Line 5: \| native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. --> \| settlement_type = [[List of islands of Italy\|Island]] \| image_skyline = ~~Capo~~Aerial ~~Milazzese~~image of Panarea (view from the southeast).jpg \| image_alt = \| image_caption = ~~''Capo~~Aerial ~~Milazzese'',~~view of Panarea from the southeast \| pushpin_map = Italy \| pushpin_label_position = right Line 47: [[File:Aeolian Islands map.png\|thumb\|right\|280px\|The Aeolian Islands.]] '''Panarea''' ({{IPA-\|it\|panaˈrɛːa}}; {{lang-~~grc~~scn\|~~Εὐώνυμος~~Panarìa}} ~~''Euōnymos''~~) is the smallest of the seven inhabited [[Aeolian Islands]], a [[volcanic]] island chain in north of [[Sicily]], southern [[Italy]]. It is a ''[[frazione]]'' of the ''[[comune]]'' of [[Lipari]]. There are currently about 280 residents living on the island year-round; however the population increases dramatically in summer with the influx of tourists especially during the months of July and August. In recent years, the island has become known internationally for its celebrity visitors. ==Geography== The island is an ~~inactive~~active [[volcano]] with a total surface area of only {{convert\|3.4\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}}. The highest point on the island, Punta del Corvo, is {{convert\|421\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level\|above sea level]]. There are [[hot spring\|thermal springs]] near the village of Punta di Peppe e Maria. [[Scuba set\|Scuba diving]] is a popular excursion on this tiny island, and you can even swim to a [[shipwreck]] between the offshore rocks of Lisca Bianca and Bottaro.<ref>{{cite journal \| author=Ezio Giunta, dir. \| title=Panarea \| journal=Estateolie 2005The Essential Guide (English version of Tourist Guidebook)\| year=2005 \| pages=100–103}}</ref>▼ The island is surrounded by several islets and skerries reachable only by boat that make Panarea unique and easily distinguishable between the other [[Aeolian islands]]. ▲The island is an inactive [[volcano]] with a total surface area of only {{convert\|3.4\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}}. The highest point on the island, Punta del Corvo, is {{convert\|421\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level\|above sea level]]. There are [[hot spring\|thermal springs]] near the village of Punta di Peppe e Maria. [[Scuba set\|Scuba diving]] is a popular excursion on this tiny island, and you can even swim to a [[shipwreck]] between the offshore rocks of Lisca Bianca and Bottaro.<ref>{{cite journal \| author=Ezio Giunta, dir. \| title=Panarea \| journal=Estateolie 2005The Essential Guide (English version of Tourist Guidebook)\| year=2005 \| pages=100–103}}</ref> These islets and skerries are: Basiluzzo and Spinazzola, Pietra Nave, Dattilo, Lisca Bianca and Bottaro, Lisca Nera, Le Formiche. ==History== In antiquity, the island was named "Euonymos"; the nearby islet of [[Basiluzzo]], administered from Panarea, was named "Hycesia".<ref>{{Barrington\|46}}</ref> There is archaeological evidence on the island dating back to ~~[[History of Mycenaean Greece\|Mycenaean]]~~Greek inhabitants (~ 1200 BCE); later the island was settled by [[ancient Rome\|Romans]]. There were people still living on the island until [[Pirate\|pirates]] and other Mediterranean raiders made life unbearable after the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. In modern times, Panarea has become a fashionable vacation spot. In 2011, it was described by [[W (magazine)\|''W'' magazine]] as "the epicenter of the chicest summer scene in the Mediterranean."<ref name=WMag2011>{{Cite journal \|last=Chaplin \|first=Julia \|title=Fantasy Island \|journal=[[W (magazine)\|''W'']] \|publisher=Condé Nast \|issue=August 2011 \|pages=66–67 \|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/travel/2011/08/panarea-island \|~~accessdate~~access-date=9 October 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004152229/http://www.wmagazine.com/travel/2011/08/panarea-island \|archive-date=4 October 2011 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Panarea and the entire Aeolian chain were declared a [[UNESCO World Heritage ~~site~~Site]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=~~http~~https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=908 \|title=World Heritage Convention: Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands) ~~\|author=~~ \|year=2011 \|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre \|~~accessdate~~access-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref> Largely because of this, construction and development are strictly regulated and the community retains its storied insularity. Most residences admit only temporary occupancy, and the few year-round homes available are highly expensive and difficult to obtain.<ref name=WMag2011/> ==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> ~~File:~~Delfini tra panarea e stromboli 2.jpg~~\|[[Dolphin]]s [[Cetacean surfacing behaviour\|leaping]] off Panarea~~ ~~File:~~Panarea -vista dal villaggio preistorico (2).jpg ~~File:~~Panarea.jpg ~~File:~~Villaggio preistorico (8).jpg ~~File:~~Panarea-Villa éolienne.jpg ~~File:~~Panarea-street2.jpg ~~File:~~Tipico abitato di Panarea, sullo sfondo l'isola di Basiluzzo e lo Stromboli.jpg Panarea01.jpg Capo Milazzese.jpg Drauto.jpg Panadabasi.jpg Aerial image of riserva naturale orientata Isola di Panarea e scogli viciniori (view from the northeast).jpg </gallery> Line 80 ⟶ 88: ==External links== {{Commons}} [http://www.panarea.com panarea.com] {{itin ~~icon~~lang\|it}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20060507181235/http://boris.vulcanoetna.it/PANAREA.html Panarea volcanic island, Italy] *{{cite gvp\|name=Panarea\|vn=211041\|access-date=2021-06-26}} {{Portalbar\|Geography\|Islands\|Italy}} Line 87 ⟶ 96: {{Magna Graecia}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Frazioni of the Metropolitan City of Messina]] [[Category:Aeolian Islands]] [[Category:Volcanoes of Italy]]