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Zannone (Italian language for "Big Fang") is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. It is part of the Pontine Islands and belongs administratively to the comune of Ponza. The entire island is about in size and about from Ponza island.
The uninhabited island, home to the Punta Varo Lighthouse, is supervised by the State Forestry Corps, which maintains a station and a small educational exhibit on top of Monte Pellegrino, the highest point on the island.
It is part of the Circeo National Park, because of its beauty and several rare .
On the island there are the ruins of a Cistercian convent dating back to the 13th century AD.
Zannone was visited in 1785 by Sir William Hamilton who described in detail his voyage there in a letter to Joseph Banks.
Built on top of a hill is a colonial-style villa, now in ruins, the home of Marquis Casati Stampa and his wife Anna Fallarino, who were hosting orgies on the island, in the 1960s.See Casati Stampa murders At the time, many yachts and motorboats would land during weekends as dukes, barons, countesses, VIPs, and billionaires would drop by Zannone's famous couple.
The island was used historically as a private Game reserve by members of the Italian aristocracy, who populated it with European mouflon, now a protected species.
Access
Zannone has no tourist facilities. Visitors have free access to the island and its beaches, though camping or overnight stays by the general public are prohibited. Biologists, scientists, and are usually granted permission to camp there overnight.
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