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emerging right outside the Duomo.

Most of what remains of Lipari’s formidable citadel is sixteenth-century Spanish in
style, though it incorporates fragments of earlier medieval and even Greek buildings.
Until the eighteenth century, this upper zone was the site of Lipari town itself, which
explains the presence of the island’s most important church, the Duomo, along with the
dilapidated ruins of several other Baroque churches. Scattered in between are the
excavations of superimposed layers of occupation, from the Neolithic to the Roman

age, a continuous record covering almost two thousand years and a unique sequence
that has allowed archeologists to date other Mediterranean cultures.

Parco Archeologico

Via Castello • Mon–Sat 9am–dusk • Free

At the southern end of the citadel walls, the Parco Archeologico has some Greek and
Roman tombs on display, as well as a modern amphitheatre. It also makes a good
place to lay out a picnic and enjoy the views over the rooftops and Marina Corta.

Museo Eoliano

Via Castello 2 • Daily 9am–1.30pm & 3–7pm • €6 • 090 988 0174,
www.regione.sicilia.it/beniculturali/museolipari/pagina.asp

All the finds from the Parco Archeologico are displayed in Lipari’s superb Museo
Eoliano, which is housed in various buildings on either side of the Duomo. Despite
the official opening hours, most of the sections are usually only accessible in the
mornings – only the Sezione Classica tends to keep the full opening times.

Sezione Classica

The Sezione Classica holds classical and Hellenic material retrieved from various
necropoli, and includes re-creations of both a Bronze Age burial ground and of the

Lipari necropolis (eleventh century BC), where bodies were either buried in a