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Archaeological Dig
Around the Cattedrale di San Bartolomeo are a couple of other ruined baroque churches, but the real area of interest is the archaeological dig where finds from the Neolithic period to the Roman era have been unearthed. You won't make much sense of what's here without visiting the museum.
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Cattedrale di San Bartolomeo
You enter the castle via a set of steps that leads up to the 17th-century Cattedrale di San Bartolomeo. It was built to replace the original Norman cathedral, which was destroyed by Barbarossa who, despite his Arab name (Khair-ed-din Barbarossa), was actually an Italian mercenary. The only original element to survive is the 12th-century Benedictine cloister. The interior is hung with chandeliers.
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Museo Archeologico Eoliano
If you're at all interested in Mediterranean history, this is an absolute must. The Archaeological Section (Sezione Archeologica) is divided into two buildings. The Epigraphic Section (Sezione Epigrafica) is housed in a building south of the Archaeological Section. Here you will find a little garden of engraved stones and a room of Greek and Roman tombs. The Classical Section (Sezione Classica) of the museum houses finds from Lipari's 11th-century-BC necropolis.
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Observatory
Just south of the town is Lipari's observatory, a small place with a big job - monitoring all the volcanic and seismic activity in the Mediterranean. Follow signs south to the Hotel Carasco and Porto delle Gente, which will lead you out to a promontory formed by Monte Giardina and Monte Guardia. From here a track leads through the vineyards to the Observatory with fantastic views across the water to Vulcano.
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Parco Archeologico Contrada Diana
The only worthwhile sight outside the citadel is the Parco Archeologico Contrada Diana, which has revealed part of the original Greek walls (5th and 4th centuries BC) and Roman houses. At the southwestern end of the park is the necropolis, where the tombstones are still visible in the overgrown grass. The park, alas, is rarely open but all of the important finds are in the museum.
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