It is the smallest and least elevated island of the Aeolian Islands (421 meters its highest point, the Timpone del Corvo), but the oldest of all and attracts many tourists for the uncontaminated coasts, underwater eruptive phenomena and nightlife .
The island forms a tiny archipelago together with the islets of Basiluzzo, Spinazzola, Lisca Bianca, Dattilo, Bottaro, Lisca Nera (of which only a few remains are left), the rocks of the Panarelli and the Formiche. The tourist port is in the district of San Pietro, with characteristic houses, shops and shops.