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Favignana, in brief.

Butterfly island, ancient tonnara, quarry coves.

The largest of the Egadi Islands off Trapani, shaped like a butterfly with wings of pale limestone.

Long the heart of an ancient tonnara, its tuna-fishing tradition is remembered in a grand old cannery, while flooded quarries make turquoise swimming coves.

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