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There is a group of tiny islands, the Isole Eoli or the Aeolian Islands, on Sicily’s north coast just an hour off Milazzo by boat. One of them, Stromboli, became world-famous thanks to Roberto Rosselini’s film of the same name, released in 1950 and starring Ingrid Bergman, who was then at the top of her game. The fact that they embarked on an affair while they were both still married only added to the film’s global success and cult status. The islands are also the world’s...