Basiluzzo

More than an island, Basiluzzo is a 500-meter- long sharp crag boldly emerging out of the sea two miles from Panarea. Its pointed rocks, measuring up to 150 meters, gradually slope towards the east, offering from the sea an almost fairy-tale-vision of the island.

The Roman pier is still used as a landing-area. From here you can climb up along a path to the old ruins lying on the upper part of the island and enjoy an unparalleled view of the rest of the islands. During the short but extremely pleasant boat tour around the island a succession of small coves, grottos and steep rocks vertically rising above the sea will unfold before you. The transparency of the water near the landing-area will enable you to spot the ruins of a Roman dockyard swallowed by the sea as a consequence of the bradyseism phenomena.