Island of Salina

Salina is one of the seven islands which compose the archipelago of the islands Éoliennes. With a surface of 26,8 km ², it is the second island of the archipelago as well by its surface as by its population. It is divided into three communes: Santa Marina Salina, Malfa and Leni for a total population of: 2300 inhabitants. Formed by six old Volcano S, it has the highest reliefs of the archipelago. The mount “Fossa delle Felci” which culminates with 961 m of altitude and the mount “Assembles dei Porri” to 860 m, preserved the typical conical form. From these two extinct volcanos the old Greek name derives from the island Didyme which means twin . The current name, on the other hand, drift of a small lake from which one extracted salt.

The archaeological excavations revealed the presence of populations going back to the Bronze Age as well as an alternation of periods of complete abandonment and others of strong development. The excavations carried out in the neighborhoods of Santa Marina highlighted a strong settlement of the island at the IVe front century J. - C.. With the VIIe century after Jesus-Christ, the island of Salina became the most populated Éoliennes islands because of a migratory movement related to the volcanic activity of the island of Lipari. Thereafter, the Arab invasions made it deserted until the XVIIe century where it started to be repopulated.

Salina is most fertile and most luxuriant of the Éoliennes islands; ; one cultivates there invaluable grapes from which one produces the “delle Malvasia Lipari”, a very soft wine, as well as capers exported in the whole world.

In 1980 was instituted the regional park of Salina and, in 1988, the natural reserve of the two mounts.

Lastly, tourism constitutes an additional resource for the island.

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