Lipari island has long been considered the most stunning Aeolian Island. It is part of a volcanic archipelago, which is located between Vesuvius and Etna.
Apart from attracting visitors to its magnificent sights, including the Castle of Lipari, it is most famous for its beaches with crystal clear waters.
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Bamboo coral (Isidella elongata). Eolo underwater volcano, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. May 2018.
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Hermit crab (Dardanus calidus). Night dive. Port of Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Photographer Juan Cuetos taking pictures of a pearly razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula). Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
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Red gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata). Punta della Castagna, Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) and plastic. Port of Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Enrique Talledo
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Golden anemone (Condylactis aurantiaca). Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Copepods. Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Enrique Talledo
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Detail of branchial plume of sea slug (Felimare picta). Night dive. Port of Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Musky octopus (Eledone moschata). Secca dei Pesci, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
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Scorpionfish and diver in the background. Punta Tre Pietre, Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Slender rockfish (Scorpaena elongata). Filicudi Bank, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. May 2018.
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Unicellular green algae (Acetabularia sp.) on a dead pen shell in Neptune-grass (Posidonia oceanica) meadow. Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Spirograph (Sabella spallanzanii). Punta Tre Pietre, Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Enrique Talledo
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Yellow gorgonia (Eunicella cavolini). Punta della Castagna, Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Sloane's viperfish (Chauliodus sloani).
Eolo underwater volcano, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. May 2018.
Eolo underwater volcano, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. May 2018.
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Yellow coral (Leptopsammia pruvoti). Secca di Capo, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) dead entangled on a hook. Punta cella Castagna, Lipari, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Bamboo coral (Isidella elongata). Filicudi Bank, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. May 2018.
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Sea slugs (Pleurobranchus testudinarius) and brown algae (Padina pavonica). Salina, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis). Malfa cave, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Juan Cuetos
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Deckhand observing volcano. Stromboli, Aeolian Islands, Sicily, Italy. Aeolian Islands Expedition 2018. June 2018.
© Photo : EUO © OCEANA Enrique Talledo