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Visit Pelagian Islands
The Pelagian Island are a group of three islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Belonging to Italy, and officially falling within the Sicily region (they are 200 km off the southern coast of Sicily), the islands are actually situated between Africa and Malta (and closer to these countries than to Italy).
Their remoteness means the Pelagian Islands avoid large scale tourism, but they are still a popular tourist destination. The three islands in the Pelagian Islands are:
Lampedusa: much the most important and most visited of the Pelagian islands, Lampedusa is also the base for tourists visiting the islands, and an island of dramatic scenery, coastal cliffs and renowned beaches (the best known is Rabbit Beach). See Lampedusa.
Linosa:tourist development here is limited but some facilities exist for visitors - the island is best known for its scenery and the scuba-diving opportunities. See Linosa.
Lampione: the smallest of the islands, and little more than an large rock emerging from the sea, Lampione is also uninhabited. The main attraction for visitors is the scuba-diving that is practiced here. See Lampione.
Getting to the Pelagian islands
Visitors arrive at Lampedusa and can continue by boat to visit the smaller islands. To reach Lampedusa two main options exist: a ferry from Agrigento (on the southern coast of Sicily) or by plane from various transport centres in Italy such as Rome, Milan and Palermo.
See the the Sicily travel guide for more places to visit in the same region as Pelagian Islands.