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Islands are appealing as much for what they offer as for what they don’t—24/7 access, a fondness for punctuality, the daily drama of mainland life with all its complex, shifting demands. Remoteness, or at least the idea of it, has always been integral to their allure, drawing everyone from backpacking nature lovers to high-profile billionaires in s...

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A beautiful Italian island could soon become a top tourism hotspot after featuring in a film Hollywood set with an all-star cast. Christopher Nolan has announced that he will film much of his new film The Odyssey on the island of Favignana, off the northwest tip of Sicily in the Egadi archipelago. The film, set to come out next year, is based on th...

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