Isole dei Ciclopi

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"The islands of the Cyclopes" are thought by many to be the inspiration for a specific section of "The Odyssey", wherin the cyclops Polyphemus hurls stones at a fleeing Ulysses. The rocks are said to be the ones tossed by the monster. There is a shrine to the Madonna atop the southernmost island, and a university owned weather observatory on the larger middle island.

www.isoleciclopi.it/
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Coordinates:   37°33'38"N   15°9'58"E
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