The sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea are home to over 700 varieties of fish and almost 10 per cent of the world's marine species. Its coastline is one of the most densely populated in ...

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Mother Nature has given an unexpected helping hand to a new film production after recent volcanic activity around Italy's Mount Etna. The romantic comedy Island Games is set on Ferdinandea, an odd ...

Southwest of Sicily lies the island of Ferdinandea, the real-life Brigadoon of the Mediterranean. Like the Scottish village of musical fame, Ferdinandea has made brief appearances four or five times ...

NewsUntil September 20, 2026, at the MuCEM in Marseille, artist Clément Cogitore dedicates an exhibit to Ferdinandea, a short-lived island off the coast of Sicily that appeared in the 19th century ...