Lampedusa

Lampedusa e Linosa is a comune in the Province of Agrigento in the Italian region of Sicily. Located about 220 km southwest of Agrigento and about 260 km southeast of Tunis, it is the southernmost comune of Italy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lampedusa Airport and Capo Grecale Lighthouse.

Lampedusa Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Carlo Dani, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lampedusa Airport is an airport on the Italian island of Lampedusa in the Province of Agrigento, Sicily. It is located a few hundred metres from the city centre, and reaches its traffic peaks in the summer period, as several airlines run tourism-focused flights to this Mediterranean island.

Capo Grecale Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Samoano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capo Grecale Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the northern eastern tip of the island on the edge of a cliff, in the municipality of Lampedusa, Sicily on the Strait of Sicily. Capo Grecale Lighthouse is situated 2½ km northeast of Lampedusa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lampedusa and Cala Creta.

Lampedusa

Photo: Hein56didden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lampedusa is the largest of the Pelagie Islands, lying in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia. Closer to Africa than mainland Europe, the island is known for its turquoise waters, limestone cliffs, and the celebrated Spiaggia dei Conigli.

Cala Creta

Hamlet

Photo: Ezio55, Public domain.

Cala Creta is a hamlet.

Lampedusa

Type: Locality with 4,070 residents
Postal code: 92010
Location: Lampedusa e Linosa, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

35.50142° or 35° 30′ 5″ north

Longitude

12.60964° or 12° 36′ 35″ east

Population

4,070

Elevation

16 metres (52 feet)

IATA airport code

LMP

United Nations Location Code

IT LMP

Open location code

8F7JGJ25+HV

GeoNames ID

2524459

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