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The Regional Archeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano) complex is located on a huge natural rhyolitic rock at the edge of Lipari. Called the Castle of Lipari, this fascinating volcanic dome was used as a natural defense from pirates and other threats throughout the history of the town. Townspeople used it as shelter at times of danger. There are remnants of different historical periods, such as huts from the Bronze Age as well as Roman and Greek structures. The fortification walls visible here were built by Carlo V after the town was conquered by the pirate Kaireddin Barbarossa in 1544. The tower was probably Greek from the 4th century B.C. The museum consists of six pavilions with distinct sections: The Pre-historic, the Epigraphical, the Minor Islands, the Classical Section, the Vulcanological Section, documents and illustrations, and the section on Paleontology of the Quaternary.
Via Castello, 2, 98055 Lipari ME, Italy, Phone: +39 090-988-0174
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