The Odyssey · Filming location
Lipari sea stacks (Pietralunga and Pietra Menalda)
In the story · The Wandering Rocks
A real filming location (April 2025). The two sea stacks, Pietralunga and Pietra Menalda, are the Wandering Rocks of Homer's Book 12, cliffs that close in on passing ships. They are real rocks, not computer images.
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Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth seeing in the area.
Quattrocchi Viewpoint
1.4 km away · 19 min on footRoadside viewpoint over Lipari's sea stacks with Vulcano behind them.
Aeolian Archaeological Museum
3.3 kmLinked to the storyLater ancient writers placed on Lipari the island of Aeolus, who gives Odysseus the bag of winds (Odyssey, book 10).
Canneto
5.9 kmSeaside village with a long pebble beach and a promenade lined with cafés.
Where to stand for the photo
From a boat, line the two stacks up so that the tall Pietralunga stands in front of the cliffs of Lipari.
Getting there
- Address: Coast below Quattrocchi, south-west Lipari
- Transport
- By boat tour from Lipari; by car or scooter to the Quattrocchi viewpoint.
- Access
- Close up only from a boat. The Belvedere di Quattrocchi viewpoint, on the road about 3 km west of Lipari town, looks down over this coast toward Vulcano. Check before you go.
Public sources (2)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story