AEOLIAN ISLANDS

LIPARI
Lipari is the largest of the Aeolian Islands, with the biggest population. In common with its neighbours, it has volcanic origins, visible today via its thermal springs and fumaroles, although there has been no eruption for the past 1400 years. The principal town on the island, also called Lipari, is the biggest of the archipelago and is a lively town with an attractive harbour and narrow streets and alleyways lined with historic townhouses spilling off from the main Corso Vittorio Emanuele. This is the road that connects the town’s two harbours, Marina Lunga and the pretty Marina Corta.

About magical atmosphere at night Lipari releases in all its beauty and exudes the charm seducing tourists who love the fun and know how to enjoy the nightlife, the night entertainment at Lipari offers all the tastes and smells typical of the island.

VULCANO
Vulcano, a UNESCO World Heritage site less than a kilometre from Lipari, is the closest to the coast among the seven islands of the Aeolian archipelago. In Vulcano you can delight in the benefits of the thermal and sulphurous waters and an unspoilt seascape, for a holiday far from the masses. If you want to make peace with nature, de-stress and detox from sedentary habits, Vulcano, with its full-of-life, primordial and, above all, healthy elements, is the ideal island for you.

SALINA
With its three inhabited centres, Santa Marina, Malfa and Leni, it’s the second largest island where olive trees, caper bushes, lush fig trees and citrus fruits are grown. Thanks to its protected central position Salina is also the richest in vegetation and water of the entire Sicilian archipelago and certainly the one where volcanic activity is at its quietest. Known as the Green Island, the ancient volcanic origins of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, testified by the extinct craters of Monte Fossa delle Felci and Monte Porri, two of the six volcanoes. The best way to explore the sea of Salina is on board. Don’t leave without making the journey to the island and maybe even stopping it at Punta Perciatu and Pollara, where Massimo Troisi shot the film Il Postino.

PANAREA
Panarea is the smallest and lowest of the 7 Aeolian islands, but also the oldest, geologically speaking. With its rocks and islets, it forms a kind of “archipelago within an archipelago” in the stretch of sea between Lipari and Stromboli. In the small town of San Pietro, the centre of the archipelago's summer nightlife, among clubs and discos to dance until dawn, among boutiques and restaurants, you can also visit a small branch of the Lipari Archaeological Museum. In Panarea, there is also an intense activity of underwater fumaroles. This phenomenon is due to the emission of volcanic gasses that push the Earth’s crust. They are common in all volcanic areas and in the Aeolian Islands there are many of them everywhere.

STROMBOLI
The island of Stromboli is the most northerly island of the Aeolian archipelago and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, between Panarea and the Calabrian coast. The locals have nicknamed the volcano Iddu, Sicilian for “he”, because of its small explosive flashes. The other thing to note is that there is no public lighting on the island. The almost total darkness of the night gives an extraordinary brilliance to the canopy of stars twinkling above Stromboli, sure to delight stargazers everywhere and certainly the most romantic visitors.

Much of Stromboli's coastline is marked by high cliffs. The main beaches, almost all with shimmering black sand, are located along the stretch of coast from Ficogrande to La Petrazza.

FILICUDI
The fifth-largest island of the Aeolian Islands, Filicudi is the second westernmost in the archipelago, after Alicudi, and lies 24 nautical miles from Lipari. On the promontory of Capo Graziano, you can visit the ruins of a Neolithic village. Many artefacts have been found here that testify to the presence of a flourishing industry and processing of obsidian, a volcanic glass that forms following the rapid cooling of lava. If luxury is simplicity, real sustainability, time and wild beauty for you, then you will love Filicudi.

ALICUDI
The island of Alicudi is the least inhabited and one of the smallest of the Aeolian Islands. It is rugged and wild in the middle of a deep blue and crystal-clear sea. The characteristic lava rock gives it a mysterious and ancient, almost primordial appearance. Here, every corner is striking, to say the least. There is no nightlife on this island, only the voice of the sea. For this reason, it is a suitable destination for a restful stay, in contact with nature and with authentic, simple and straightforward people, as proud as its sea. The island can be circumnavigated in canoes or tenders of your yacht to discover delightful ravines. All in all, Alicudi is the ideal destination for an all-sea holiday.