Levanzo is the smallest of the three Egadi Islands (Isole Egadi in Italian), off the western coast of Sicily. The island's little port is hugely picturesque; a small cluster of pale square buildings huddled around a little harbour of an amazing blue. Levanzo's population is approximately 200, and the little village around the port is the only settlement, though there are a few scattered buildings and farms further afield. The island used to be agricultural - grain was produced here, and you can still see lines of dry stone walls dividing overgrown fields, terraced hillsides and small stone shelters. Now not much cultivation goes on, though there is still some agriculture including sheep-farming. Levanzo doesn't have a road network, just a couple of dirt tracks; both jeeps and mules are used for transport. It's a humble place, with only one or two larger houses among the simpler dwellings. Fishing and boating are big activities here: there must be almost as many boats as there are residents. Small fishing and excursion boats bob in the harbour, are drawn up on slipways, and parked along a small lane near the port.