Favignana was used in The Odyssey (2026) as an island believed to correspond to Homer’s “goat island.”
Favignana is part of Sicily’s Aegadian Islands, west of the main Sicilian coastline. The production moved there on March 27, 2025, after filming in Greece. The island’s association with the “goat island” described in Homer’s poem made it a particularly fitting location for Nolan’s adaptation.
The film’s maritime production continued elsewhere in the Aeolian Islands, including Lipari, Basiluzzo, and Vulcano. Those locations were used for scenes involving the mythological island of Aeolia. Favignana and the Aeolian Islands are therefore separate Italian filming areas, even though both contributed to the film’s seafaring world.
The Odyssey combines recognizable Mediterranean landscapes with the legendary geography of Homer’s poem. The story’s islands are often difficult to identify with certainty, so the connection to Favignana is described as a belief rather than an established historical fact.