The Italian island of perpetual fire
BBCThe Italian island of perpetual fire Its 300 residents must constantly contend with the will of nature On Stromboli Island, 300 residents live directly under one of the world’s most active volcanoes. In 1950, however, director Roberto Rossellini's film Stromboli, starring Ingrid Bergman, put the island’s smoking silhouette back on the map, drawing visitors once again to the islet’s rocky shores. In her 2019 Elba Film Festival award-winning documentary, Island of Fire, BBC’s Anna Bressanin takes viewers inside the lives of the people who call Stromboli home, exploring the complex reasons why they choose to live on one of the most active volcanoes in the world. For the people of Stromboli, home is a force best captured in a quote from Rossellini’s film: “What mystery, what beauty.” Join more than three million BBC Travel fans by liking us on Facebook, or If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter called "The Essential List".
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