The Mediterranean scrub of Panarea has prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica), mastic (Pistacia lentiscus), broom (Spartium junceum), caper (Capparis spinosa) and centuries-old olive trees (Olea europaea), remains of the ancient agricultural vocation of the island (the vineyards that existed until the seventies disappeared). The original vegetation is then contaminated by many exogenous plant species, which arrived with the building and tourist boom. As for the fauna, there is the queen's falcon (Falco eleonorae), the crow (Corvus corax), some marangone (Phalacrocorax carbo) and the Mediterranean herring gull (Larus michahellis) that nest on the inaccessible walls of the western coasts. The gecko (Tarentola mauritanica), a harmless and very useful predator of insects, characterizes the island fauna.
Panarea was already inhabited in prehistoric times as evidenced by the Bronze Age village (14th century BC) on the promontory of Capo Milazzese, south-west of the island (from which the Milazzese culture takes its name). The particular position of the plateau, stretched towards the sea and protected by high cliffs overlooking the sea - therefore easily defensible - made it an ideal place for settlement: in the village, the remains of about twenty huts are visible and can be visited , materials of Mycenaean origin were found, testifying to the role played, also in antiquity, by the Aeolian archipelago, at the center of the main trade routes of the Mediterranean Sea. For the rest Panarea shares the history of the other Aeolian islands and in particular of Lipari.
Island of Panarea
Address: Via Comunale Iditella, 98055
Phone: 090 983054
Site:
http://www.panarea.com/Location inserted by
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