64 Islands to Explore in Italy

The Comacina Island is a strip of land surrounded by Lake Como. It is located in the municipality of Tremezzina, at the inlet of the western coast of the Como branch between Argegno and the Lavedo peninsula, in the waters in front of the Zoca de l'oli: it is the northernmost area of ​​Italy where, in a particularly mild climatic condition, the olive tree is grown and olive oil is produced. The island now consists of a restaurant, cafe, a collection of archaeological sites and the three artist ho

L ' Island of Rabbits is a Italian island belonging to ' archipelago of the Pelagie Islands, in Sicily. The islet, of 4.4 hectares, protected natural reserve, is located within a bay elected by TripAdvisor users, in the Travelers' Choice Awards, the most beautiful beach in the world in 2013, Europe and of Italy in 2014, 2015 and 2019.

L ' Isola Dei Pescatori, also known as Isola Superiore, is the only archipelago of the Borromeo in Lake Maggiore to be permanently inhabited. 100 meters wide by 350 meters long, it houses a small village, with characteristic multi-story houses, with a small square, characteristic narrow alleys, the lakefront, and the main street to allow the movements strictly on foot of the 57 inhabitants who live off fishing and tourism.

Isola del Garda is the biggest island on Lake Garda. It is probably one of the most beautiful places of Lake Garda. It is a place particularly rich in history, charm, and mysterious legends. There are so many things to see in and around this island. On the side overlooking the lake is a splendid italian style garden that extends itself up to the feet of the palace. The island was used since roman times as a hunting reserve and stayed as such until 870.

The island of the Correnti is a small rounded island in Sicily, on the Ionian coast, located in the territory of the municipality of Portopalo, extended for about10 000 m² with a maximum height of4 m above sea ​​level. It is connected to the mainland by an artificial arm, destroyed several times by the waves of the sea. When the low tide turns the island into a peninsula, it represents the southernmost tip of the Sicilian island, geographically further south of Tunis and further north of Hamm

A beautiful island which was in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. The island was a popular place for local travellers and fishermen to land. Mauro Codussi's Chiesa di San Michele in Isola of 1469, the first Renaissance church in Venice, and a monastery lie on the island, which also served for a time as a prison.

L ' Isola Madre is the largest of the' archipelago of the Borromeo on Lake Maggiore. 220 meters wide and 330 long, the islet is occupied by some buildings and above all by gardens. In ancient times it was called Isola di San Vittore and later Isola Maggiore. The island is occupied by a number of buildings and architectural structures and is especially well known for its gardens. In the past it was known as Isola di San Vittore and later as Isola Maggiore.

L ' Isola Maggiore is one of three natural islands of the Lake Trasimeno in Umbria. Administratively, it is a fraction of the municipality of Tuoro Sul Trasimeno in the province of Perugia. It has 15 inhabitants and has an area of ​​24 hectares, enclosed in a perimeter of 2 km. The coast of the island is located at 258 m asl, while the summit reaches the level of 309 m.

Molara is an island in north-eastern Sardinia and constitutes, together with the island of Tavolara, Molarotto, the peninsula of Punta Coda Cavallo, and other minor rocks, a protected marine park. Granite in nature, it has an area of ​​3.411 km² and reaches, with Punta la Guardia, 158 m asl. The toponym, of medieval attestation, is probably due to the rounded and uniform shape of the island, similar to a millstone.

The Polvese island is the largest of the three existing in Lake Trasimeno, in Umbria. Used as a scientific-educational park, it is owned by the province of Perugia. Mainly based on fishing in the past centuries, now the island lives above all on environmental tourism. In fact, the presence of a small beach and areas equipped for outdoor snacks, as well as a restaurant, attract a large number of tourists during the summer.

The island of San Domino is an Italian island that is part of the archipelago of the Tremiti Islands in the Adriatic Sea. It is the first Apulian island by the surface as well as the Tremiti archipelago. It falls administratively in the municipality of the Tremiti Islands, in the province of Foggia. The island is spread over an area of ​​approximately 208 ha, for a length of 2 600 meters, a width of 1 700 meters, with a coastline of 9 700 meters and a maximum height of 116 meters above sea lev

The island of San Giulio is the only island of Lake Orta and is part of the municipality of Orta San Giulio, in the province of Novara, in Piedmont. There is a small inhabited center where the buildings of greater historical importance are the Basilica of San Giulio and the Mater Ecclesiae abbey, built on the ruins of an ancient castle and which occupies a large part of the island's surface. Currently, the island is permanently inhabited only by very few families, in addition to the monastery.

The Su Giudeu island is an island of Italy , in Sardinia. It was a paradise of fine, white sand with a shallow, transparent seabed, on the furthermost southwestern coast of Sardinia, that gets its name from the octopus living in the waters around a couple of rocks

L ' Isola Tuerredda is an' island located in an inlet between Cape Malfatano and Cape Teulada , in the territory of Teulada , on the southwestern tip of Sardinia. The profile of the island, which is often green due to its vegetation, also shows its rocky nature from afar. On the island, now uninhabited, there are remains of buildings attributed to the Punic - Phoenician civilization ; there were also found ancient pottery shards.

Lampione is an island of Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Pelagie Islands, in Sicily. Administratively it belongs to Lampedusa and Linosa, an Italian municipality of the free municipal consortium of Agrigento. Geologically, however, together with the nearby island of Lampedusa it belongs to the African continental shelf. The islet is part of the marine protected area of ​​the Pelagie Islands and is in zone C in the current zoning regulation of the WAP.

Levanzo is an island of Italy belonging to the archipelago of the Egadi Islands, in Sicily. It is the smallest of the Egadi islands, with an emerged surface of just 5 km². There is the homonymous locality, a fraction of Favignana, an Italian municipality of the free municipal consortium of Trapani in Sicily. On the coast overlooking some caves, the most famous of which is the Grotta del Genovese, one of the most important archaeological sites in Sicily, with its carvings and cave paintings dat

Linosa is an ' island of' Italy belonging to ' archipelago of the Pelagie Islands, in Sicily. It has an area of ​​5.43 km² and is 42 km NE from Lampedusa, together with which it forms the municipality of Lampedusa and Linosa which has 6,304 inhabitants in the free municipal consortium of Agrigento. It has an almost circular shape with a coastal development of 11 km. Unlike Lampedusa and Lampione , which are part of the African continental plate and derive from a fracture of the continent itself.

The island of Montecristo is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea and is part of the Tuscan Archipelago. Administratively it is included in the municipality of Portoferraio and therefore in the province of Livorno. The island is one of the 149 areas managed by the Carabinieri Command for the protection of biodiversity and parks, is part of the complex of natural reserves entrusted to the Follonica department, and is part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park.

Murano is an island located northeast of Venice, along the Canal Marani. It has about 5600 inhabitants and is composed of seven smaller islands separated by canals and rivers, linked by bridges. It was founded between the 5th and the 7th century and it became the manufacturing centre for Venetian glass, exported in large quantities to all of Europe.

Nìsida is a small island belonging to the archipelago of the Flegrean islands, located at the extreme offshoot of the Posillipo hill, in the locality of Coroglio. From an administrative point of view it is part of Bagnoli, a district of the municipality of Naples. The island is not accessible as it houses the Juvenile Penal Institute of Naples, and its small port towards Coroglio was used by NATO until its transfer. In fact, until 2012 there was the Allied Maritime Command, which moved to Englan