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fare lined with bars, cafes, restaurants and delis. The street really comes into its own in the
early evening, when it's closed to traffic and the locals come out for their
passeggiata
(evening stroll).
Another atmospheric area is
Marina Corta
, down at the end of Via Garibaldi, a pretty
little marina ringed by popular bars and restaurants.
Citadel
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After the pirate Barbarossa rampaged through in 1544, murdering most of Lipari's men
and enslaving the women, the island's Spanish overlords fortified Lipari by constructing a
citadel (also known as the castle) around the town centre. The town has since moved
downhill but much of the citadel's impregnable wall structure survives; it's an impressive
sight, especially when seen from below.
CITADEL
Parco Archeologico
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In the sunken area opposite Lipari's cathedral, you can see the remains of a series of circu-
lar huts, the oldest of which date to the 17th century BC. Nearby, at the southern end of
the citadel, you'll find some Greek sarcophagi adjacent to an open-air amphitheatre that
was built in 1978.
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Cattedrale di San Bartolomeo
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A fine example of 17th-century baroque architecture, this church was built to replace the
original Norman cathedral destroyed by Barbarossa. Little remains of the 12th-century
original except a section of Benedictine cloister to the right of the main entrance . The in-
terior features a silver statue of St Bartholomew (1728), Lipari's patron saint, with his
flayed skin tucked under his arm.
CHURCH
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Around Lipari
Although Lipari Town is so self-contained that you could easily spend your entire holiday
there, the rest of the island is well worth checking out, especially if you want to find the
