Mediterranean islands

Mediterranean islands are the landmasses surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, ranging from large islands like Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Crete, and Cyprus to thousands of smaller ones scattered across the basin.

Many belong to European nations—Italy, Greece, Spain, France—while others are independent states like Malta or disputed territories.

The islands have served as strategic crossroads for trade, conquest, and cultural exchange throughout recorded history, giving them layered influences from Phoenician, Greek, Roman, Arab, and later European civilizations.