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2. Isola di San Clemente - Wikipedia

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   From 1844 the island housed a mental hospital, illustrating the 'confinement of the mad' and their exclusion from society common to the period. This female asylum housed women of Venice who were considered insane, earning a reputation amongst Venetians who in time equated 'going to San Clemente' with going mad, much in the way 'Bedlam' has been ...

3. Tuscan Archipelago - Wikipedia

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   The Tuscan Archipelago is a chain of islands between the Ligurian Sea and Tyrrhenian Sea, west of Tuscany, Italy. The islands' proximity to several major cities has made them a favourite tourist location. History and literature have ensured that most people are familiar with the islands of Elba and Montecristo.

4. List of islands of Italy - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of islands of Italy. There are nearly 450 islands in Italy, including islands in the Mediterranean Sea (including the marginal seas: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Libyan Sea, Ligurian Sea, Sea of Sardinia, Tyrrhenian Sea, and inland islands in lakes and rivers. The largest island is Sicily with an area of 25,711 km 2 (9,927 sq mi).

5. Cinque Terre - Wikipedia

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   Access to Cinque Terre by car is possible, but parking is a major issue. The best method of transportation is by train. Trains run from La Spezia to all five towns within the Cinque Terre, as well as to major regional and national destinations. [6] The Cinque Terre railway stations are located on the Genoa-Pisa line. Most long-distance trains ...

6. San Pietro Island - Wikipedia

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   The coast and the lighthouse of Capo Sandalo The so-called "Columns of Carloforte". San Pietro Island (Italian: Isola di San Pietro, Ligurian Tabarchino: Uiza de San Pé, Sardinian: Isula 'e Sàntu Pèdru) is an island approximately seven kilometres (four nautical miles) off the South western Coast of Sardinia, Italy, facing the Sulcis peninsula.

7. Marettimo - Wikipedia

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   Marettimo is the westernmost island. Marettimo (Italian pronunciation: [maˈrettimo]; [1] Sicilian: Marrètimu) is one of the Aegadian Islands in the Mediterranean Sea west of Sicily, Italy. It forms a part of the municipality of Favignana in the Province of Trapani. It takes about an hour to reach the island from Trapani.