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	Ustica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ustica is the name of a small island, about 9 km across, situated 52 km north of Capo Gallo, Italy.
		Attempts to colonize the island in the Middle Ages failed because of raids by Barbary pirates.
		Ustica is particularly known for Scuba diving, with a number of diving schools established on the island.
	en.wikipedia.org /?title=Ustica_Island (356 words)

	Mare Nostrvm Diving Ustica > the island
		Ustica island is located 36 marine miles north from Palermo (Sicily), solitary and surrounded by a deep sea.
		Diving in Ustica or just snorkelling can be a singular and an unforgettable experience; the underwater environment is a sight of uncessable life and unexpectable colours: grassland of seaplants, walls of gorgonias, corals and sponges and lots of pelagic fishes, such as tunas, amberjacks and barracudas.
		Ustica is also a land of fragrancies: almonds, jasmine and vine inebriate the visitor carrying him/her in a heavenly oasis.
	www.marenostrumdiving.it /ustica_isola-ENG.htm (515 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia â“ Free Online Encyclopedia for Reference, Research, Facts
		The largest Mediterranean island, Sicily is triangular and formerly was sometimes called Trinacria [Gr.,=triangle]; capes Boeo (or Lilibeo), Passero, and Punta del Faro (or Peloro) are the vertices of the triangle.
		The island is almost entirely covered by hills and mountains (continuations of the Apennines); Mt. Etna (10,700 ft/3,261 m), in the east, is the highest point.
		The chief ports of the island are Palermo, Catania, and Messina.
	www.encyclopedia.com /printable.aspx?id=1E1:sicily (1237 words)

	Learn more about Sicily in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Aeolian islands to the north are administratively a part of Sicily, as are the Egadi Islands to the west, Ustica Island to the north-west, and the Pelagian Islands to the south-west.
		The cultural diversity and religious tolerance of the period of Muslim rule continued under the Normans who conquered the island in 1060-1090 (raising its status to that of a kingdom in 1130), and the south German Hohenstaufen dynasty which ruled from 1194, adopting Palermo as its principal seat from 1220.
		Conflict between the Hohenstaufen house and the Papacy led in 1266 to Sicily's conquest by Charles I, duke of Anjou: opposition to French officialdom and taxation led in 1282 to insurrection (the Sicilian Vespers) and successful invasion by king Peter III of Aragón.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/si/sicily.html (1003 words)

	Ustica Island
		Ustica is the name of a small island just north of Palermo, Italy.
		It become sadly famous in 1980, when a DC-9 airplane with 93 passengers was lost some miles offshore.
		The current (unofficial) hypotesis is that a military airplane shot down the DC-9 mistakenly, but no official version has ever been given, and the disaster cause is still unknown.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/us/Ustica_Island.html (95 words)

	ustica english
		These islands, geographical spots that mark this stretch of the sea, are the peaks of huge underwater mountains of volcanic origin.
		Although Ustica is a small island of about 8.7 km2, it is in fact the peak of a mountain, originating on the sea bed, as high and imposing as the Etna volcano.
		Ustica was a strategic cross roads for trade, used by the Phoenix, Cartaginese and Romans, and was then conquered by the Saracens.
	www.sailadventures.com /usticae.html (314 words)

	Ustica at Caribbean Topfunwebsites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In ancient Greece, the Island was named ''Osteodes'' (ossuary) in memory of the thousands of Carthaginian mutaneers left there to die of hunger in the 4th century BC.
		Attempts to colonize the island in the Middle Ages failed because of raids by Barbary Coast pirates.
		Until the 1950s, Ustica was used as an island prison, though it is now a tourist attraction.
	www.topfunwebsites.com /cuba/ustica.html (177 words)

	Italy Hotels online reservations and travel guide of italy
		Ustica is an isle situated in the Tyrrhenian sea at 36 miles NW from Palermo.
		As a result of geological activity in remote epochs, the island's coastline is steep and indented, with a series of caves and narrow inlets, bays and caves of exceptionally beauty.
		A growing numbers of Italian and foreign tourists are attracted by the island's gentle climate in every season, its unspoilt atmosphere, the courtesy of its inhabitants, and the quality of its touristic facilities.
	www.vacans.com /hotelen.asp?paese=Isola+di+Ustica (151 words)

	Ustica, Palermo - Sicilia - Italy
		Ustica is the name of a small island of volcanic origin, and also the name of the main center on the island.
		The island is one of the 20 Marine Reserves in Italy.
		Attempts to colonize the island in the Middle Ages failed because of raids by pirates.
	www.italyworldclub.com /sicilia/palermo/ustica.htm (263 words)

	Ustica Island Travel Guide, Tourism and Transportation Information
		Situated in the waters of the Tyrrhenian Ses, Ustica is known as the Black Pearl of the Mediterranean.
		Part of the island is a national park and is definitely one of the most beautiful islands in Italy, with crystal clear waters and exotics marine life.
		The island is very colourful almost all year round due to the wild flowering plants that are in bloom, except during July and August.
	www.ultimateitaly.com /italy-islands/ustica.html (586 words)

	Island of Ustica - Sicily - Welcome to Italy
		History - The first name of Ustica was Osteodes that in Greek means ossuary and it was so defined because there have been found skeletons of 6.000 Carthaginan soldiers.
		In the 1771 Ustica which university, common that is independent, was recognized.
		In the past century Ustica participated to the Risorgimentale motions and he received with enthusiasm the shipment of Garibaldi in Sicily.
	www.emmeti.it /Welcome/Sicilia/Ustica/Intro/intro2.uk.html (217 words)

	Sicily - The islands around Sicily - Pantelleria Ustica Pelagie Eolie Egadi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		All the island is of volcanic origin, she is what is remained of a big volcanic crater, and surrounded from other 24 submarine craters, said Cuddie, the last eruption happened in sea in the 1891 to around 5 km from the coast.
		The archipelago is fully grown from 7 islands, nearest to the Sicilian coast is Vulcano, from the inlets suggestive and from the characteristics beaches of fl sand.
		The island is famous for the Cave of the Sea Ox, where the sea penetrating to his inside seems to low.
	www.grifasi-sicilia.com /isole_gbr.htm (1243 words)

	agendafrans
		The Island of Ustica was the first Mediterranean resort to be declared marine natural reserve.
		Ustica has been divided into three naturalistic areas in order to avoid the harmful effects of an indiscriminate tourism and has been subject to a series of interventions in defence of its inestimable natural patrimony.
		Retired in the most evocative part of Ustica island, with white pavilions and flowering terraces sloping down to the sea, the Hotel is surrounded by an oasis of colours and perfumes typical of the Mediterranean vegetation.
	www.marisayoliver.com /en/ustica.html (664 words)

	Crusader Travel - Ustica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ustica, an offshoot of the Aeolian Islands, is rich in nature, atmosphere and beauty.
		The whole island is open to exploration with delights from prickly pears, to green caper plantations and lava cliffs that plunge into the deep blue sea to maritime pine trees, which gently cover its hills.
		Located on the most evocative side of the Island of Ustica, with its white pavilions and terraces sloping down to the sea, this 4 star Hotel is enveloped in an oasis of colours and fragrance of the Mediterranean.
	www.crusadertravel.com /sicily/ustica.html (956 words)

	Welcome on GEOSTAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The island of Ustica emerges lonely out of the Tyrrhenian Sea, 36 miles north to the coast of Palermo, surrounded by particu larly clear water and marvellous soundings overflowing with marine flora and fauna in a protected ecosystem still practically intact.
		The coast of the island, whose origine is vulcanic, is irregular and fretted, forming little inlets and delicious hidden spots.
		Ustica is connected with Palermo by an everyday ferry (Harbour view) and various hydrofoils several times a day.
	www.ingv.it /~wwwgeostar/riserva.html (759 words)

	Diving in the Ustica Islands
		The Ustica Islands is a very beautiful area for divers to visit, since they could not only practice their sport and meet incredible underwater sceneries but also enjoy a very relaxing environment and have a great vacation.
		Besides this, this island is known to be one of the less contaminated areas of the Mediterranean Sea, providing a very natural and clean environment to all those who may visit it.
		Ustica Island is world wide known due to the amazing marine life its waters contain.
	www.howtoadvice.com /Preview/Zuubhd (375 words)

	:Ustica:: Sailing Sicily, Vulcano, Volcano, Aeolian, Panarea, lipari, Salina, Alicudi, Filicudi, Stromboli, Sicily ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The tiny volcanic island of Ustìca - measuring just 3.3 sq miles - is an oasis of peace and tranquility one and a half hours by hydrofoil from Palermo (two and a half hours by ferry).
		Unspoilt by tourism, its magnificent sea beds are protected as a natural marine reserve, capturing an abundance of life in its clear turquoise waters.
		The island has a small, pretty town perched above the harbour and along with little restaurants and cafes it houses an underwater archaeological museum.
	www.thesicilianexperience.co.uk /ustica.asp (219 words)

	Casetta angela - Isola di Ustica -Palermo
		The Angela house is a marvellous villa situated on the island of Ustica.
		Its position is extremely commodious for its guests, 400m from the nearest beach and 2 km from the village centre/ main square where one can enjoy ‘the life of the piazza’ of a typical and extremely unspoiled mediterranean island.
		The house is decorated in a modern and colourful way, being simply aesthetically pleasing for its guests, a place where one feels away from the city rush and all the chores of a daily life.
	www.vulcanoconsult.it /ustica_angela.htm (406 words)

	Island of Ustica, Italy
		Ustica, 36 nautical miles from Palermo and 8.6sq.km/3.3sq.mi in area, is a former volcanic island which, geologically-speaking, forms part of the Aeolian Islands.
		Although much of Ustica is covered in volcanic detritus vines and fruit are also cultivated.
		For a long time Ustica was a pirates' nest and people stayed well away until immigrants from other Aeolian Islands settled there in the 18th century.
	www.planetware.com /palermo/island-of-ustica-i-si-psuriu.htm (318 words)

	Diving in the Ustica Islands
		Ustica and Linosa are volcanic islands and offer several great diving spots of different types which attract visitors of all expertise levels and preferences.
		Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, is one of the European spots most visited by divers from all over the world.
		North Carolina Outer banks are part of the Outer Banks strand of islands which are born at the border of Virginia.
	www.divepilot.com /dive-destinations/diving-in-the-ustica-islands.php (957 words)

	Vacanza TANGO - Tango argentino, milonga, vals, scuola ballo e spettacoli del maestro Ricardo Gallo ballerino e ...
		Defined as the "Pearl of the Mediterranean’’, Ustica is a true Paradise, a natural aquarium that holds 50% of the Mediterranean species of flora and fauna...
		The Island of Ustica, which was the first Mediterranean resort to be declared marine natural reserve, is an authentic Paradise, thirty-six miles away from the Sicilian Coast, which holds in the depths of its waters most of the marine fauna and flora of our Mare Nostrum.
		Retired in the most evocative part of Ustica island, with white pavilions and flowering terraces sloping down to the sea, the Hotel is sorrounded by an oasis of colours and perfumes typical of the Mediterranean vegetation.
	www.tango-argentino.org /ustica2005_eng.html (622 words)

	Gambit Weekly : Postcards from Ustica : August 23, 2005
		Here we are on Ustica, a life-breathing 9-mile stretch of volcanic rock in the middle of the Mediterranean, and we are awkwardly smiling at each other: me, whose ancestor left long ago, and they, who have never left.
		In the afternoon, hiked alone to the Ustica cemetery, which is on a hillside next to the sea.
		Farewell, Ustica, where there is lavender and yellow-winged sparrows and crazy old men and noisy scooters and a fish cart and children of all ages.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2005-08-23/cover_story.php (2651 words)

	The Ustica Connection - Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In October 1763, 100 families suddenly were moved from the island of Lipari in the Aeolian Islands north of Messina, Sicily to a tiny island 45 miles north of Palermo.
		Ustica, an uninhabited island, provided a natural harbor and ready access to the shipping routes from Naples to Palermo.
		One way to deal with the pirates would be to populate the island, so the king sent his emissaries to find families willing to move to Ustica.
	www.ustica.org /san_bartolomeo/catalog/usticahistory.htm (655 words)

	Travels with S/Y Thetis 04: Reggio Calabria to Mahon
		The leg covers a period of 9 days of sailing from Reggio Calabria in Italy to Menorca (Mahon) is Spain via the island Ustica and Cagliari (in Sardinia Italy).
		All these islands are known as the Aeolian islands and are subject to strong winds.
		Ustica declared itself in the darkness of the early morning with its strong lighthouse beam that could awaken a tired mariner.
	www.sy-thetis.org /Thetis2004/ToMahon/ToMahon.html (4922 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When the promontory of Gargano was an island, the Adriatic Sea, which separated that elevation from the Apennines and which occupied all the table-land of Apulia, projected an arm towards the south through the Sella di Spinazzola and the valley of the rivers Basentiello and Bradano, until it met the Ionian Sea.
		The principal towns situated on the shores are Locarno in Canton Ticino, Pallanza, Intra, Luino, and Arona, the birth-place of St.
		The Murgie heights and the Promontory of Gargano at one time were two separate islands, and it is probable that the southern Murgie, to the south-east of Brindisi and Taranto were also islands.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/08208a.htm (18118 words)

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		Ustica is a tiny Island 40 miles off the north west coast of Sicily.
		Along with celebrating the anniversary, Vito Ailara, secretary of the Study and Documentation for the Island of Ustica and former mayor, and the Rev. Alessandro Manzone and Costantino Tranchina honored Peter Bertucci for his dedication to the San Bartolomeo Society for 54 years, and for serving as president for the past 41 years.
		Manzone, the pastor of San Ferdinando Re Church in Ustica, concelebrated a Mass at St. Clement of Rome Church on April 23 in honor of the Usticesi descendants in this area.
	www.italystl.com /ra/1480.htm (388 words)

	Travel Guide - Ustica - Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		An underwater city and a landscape of petrified fl lava are the characteristics of the unusual little island of Ustica in the Tyrrhenian Sea just a short ferry ride 36 miles (57km) north west of Palermo.
		The ancient volcanic island was originally inhabited by the Phoenicians and fell prey to pirate raids often during the Middle Ages.
		Today the island is a designated national marine park and its crystal clear waters and undersea treasures, particularly the submerged ancient city of Osteodes, attract divers from all over the world.
	www.wordtravels.com /Attractions/Countries/Italy/Attractions/Ustica (360 words)

	Ustica : Active Pursuits : Hiking \| Frommers.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This hike hugs the steep cliffs on the northern side of the island, part of the Marine Reserve, and the views are stunning.
		Eventually you'll come to Punta di Megna, on the western coast, on the exact opposite side of the island from Ustica village.
		If there are a lot of tourists on the island at the time of your visit, this "hole" is likely to be crowded with bathers in the briefest of swimwear.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/ustica/3206020088.html (293 words)

	Casetta Rossella - Isola di Ustica -Palermo
		La spiaggia più vicina è a 400mt e il centro del paese a 2 km, a pochi passi il complesso "Spalmatore" dove si trovano alberghi, bar, ristoranti.
		house is a marvellous villa situated on the island of Ustica.
		Das haus Rossella ist eine schones villa auf die insel von Ustica, mit 2 schlafzimmern, kueche mit wohnzimmer, badezimmer und viel Raume in die gruene mit wunderschone meer blick.
	www.vulcanoconsult.it /ustica_rossella.htm (436 words)

	ANCIENT SAILING ON HIGH SEAS, EVIDENCE IN USTICA - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		New evidence has appeared regarding ancient naval presence on the island of Ustica, discovered by underwater excavation last summer carried out by Giuliano Volpe, archaeology professor at the University of Foggia, supported by "Archeologia viva" and the archaeological superintendence of Palermo.
		Many of the traces of these ancient sea visits to Ustica (the island is halfway between Sicily and Sardegna, far from any coast) are exposed in a sunken museum, staged near Ustica, illustrated at the party Borsa Mediterranea del Turismo Archeologico, being developed in Paestum by Piero Pruneti, director of living archaeology.
		The underwater visitor who follows the rocky paths of the island, explained Pruneti, will find lead anchors imprinted in the rocks, as a moving testimony to the violence of the winds that crashed against the moorings, forcing sailors to cut their chords and and abandon their anchors on the rocks.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=8227 (521 words)

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