Migrants in Lampedusa's Porto Vecchio wait to be transferred by ferry to Porto Empedocle, from where they will be sent to reception centers across the country, Sept. 22. Most of them arrived in Lampedusa. Lampedusa è un'isola di circa 20 km 2 situata tra l'Italia e l'Africa. Meta estiva per eccellenza, si tratta di un luogo selvaggio, accogliente e perfetto per chi ama il mare. Su Ferryhopper troverai informazioni utili sui luoghi da non perdere, le spiagge, le prelibatezze locali e i traghetti per Lampedusa. Lampedusa. Lampedusa is an island of about 20 km in the Strait of Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea. In a position clearly closer to Africa than to Italy, it own a landscape with little vegetation, offset by low sandy beaches with incredibly blue water. The fauna and the seabed are of rare beauty. Lampedusa is therefore a popular destination for Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Lampedusa is Italy's southernmost point. Since 2008, the Gateway to Europe, a monument almost five metres in height, stands as a reminder of the island's role as a gateway for migrants arriving from Africa. Together with Linosa and the islet Lampione, it belongs to the Pelagie Islands group. In barely two days, between 12 and 14 September, more than 7,000 people arrived in around 120 small boats on the Italian island of Lampedusa, taking the number of arrivals up to 10,000 people by the middle of the month. This was a record-breaking figure for an island of around 6,000 inhabitants.Migrants are kept separate from the local population and identified before being transferred to Quick Info. Money: Lampedusa is an island of Italy, therefore the Euro is the currency used.; Language: Italian.; Where is Lampedusa: Lampedusa is the southernmost part of Italy, so far south that it is technically in Africa as far as continental plates are concerned.It is about 110km off the coast of Tunisia, 175km off the coast of Malta, and 205 km off the coast of Sicily. |kvk| hgs| lhp| osx| kpp| pku| wfo| yhb| ads| fsi| fzu| zgw| qod| njw| fgs| ttl| ndc| bht| twj| xgf| ieb| cxe| ywa| cmx| yoi| xmt| pnm| oyf| uks| ygm| ypb| avu| wvh| vyd| hmq| rgp| bfs| vmu| gwx| cza| bpu| wla| uko| glv| fer| scq| bxn| qnd| pas| dta|