San Vito lo Capo is a charming seaside village located on the northwest coast of Sicily, near Trapani. His long and beautiful bay stretches from Cape San Vito and Cape Solanto and it is located about 39 km from Trapani and about 100 km from Palermo. It is a typical lively Mediterranean town with white houses, bougainvillea and jasmine that spread intoxicating scents, white beach and a turquoise sea with thousand shades.
Alassio is a charming city and a famous seaside resort located on the west coast of Liguria – that is a northern region of Italy -, between Cape Mele and Cape Santa Croce. The legend says that the name “Alassio” derives from Adelasia who was the daughter of Emperor Otto I who fled with the squire Aleramo and established their home near Mount Tirasso. Later this place was called Alaxia in memory of the princess, and then became Alassio.
It’s always been the favorite holiday for the inhabitants of Lombardia and Piemonte – two northern regions of Italy – in fact it is only 245 km from Milan (the main city of Lombardia) and 195 km from Turin (the main city of Piemonte).
Towards the end of ‘800 and the beginning of last century many foreign tourists – mostly British – have bought and built several villas and have chosen Alassio as a seaside resort. This explains the presence of Nouveau buildings and the names of some streets (eg Hanbury Avenue, that was the name of a family that has resided for years in this city and contributed to its economic development).
Alassio is inhabited by about 11,000 people and attracts every year many tourists also coming from northern Europe.
Alicudi is an unspoiled and wild island, and it retains its natural charm. Formerly it was called by the Greeks “Ericusa”, that meaning “rich of heather”. It is the most western island of the Aeolian archipelago and it measures about 5 sq km.
Filicudi is a destination for who loves the sea, the nature and the silence.
The island has a very rough and rocky land, it is cone-shaped and measures just under 10 sq km. Formerly it was called Phoenicusa that is meaning “rich in ferns”. The highest mountain is Monte Fossa delle Felci that is a dormant volcano and it is up to 744 m altitude.
Stromboli is the farthest island from the coast of Sicily. It measures approximately 12.5 square kilometers and the population lives in the village of Stromboli that is divided among the villages of San Vincenzo, San Bartolo, Scari, Ficogrande and Piscità.
Only a dozen of people lives at Ginostra, that is a small village in the southwest of the island reachable only by sea.
Known as the island of VIP, Panarea is actually a little paradise in the Mediterranean. It is the smallest island of the Aeolian archipelago and it is surrounded by the islets of Basiluzzo, Spinazzola, Lisca Bianca, Dattilo, Bottaro, Lisca Nera and by the rocks of Panarelli and of Formiche.
Vulcano is the Aeolian island closest to the Sicilian coast, it is in fact only 12 miles from Milazzo. It measures about 21 square kilometers and it consists of three now inactive volcanoes – Lentia, Vulcano Piano and Vulcanello – and of Vulcano della Fossa that instead gives signs of activity.
Salina is the most verdant island of the archipelago and it consists of two twin volcanoes, Monte dei Porri e Monte Fossa delle Felci.
It is the only island of the Aeolian archipelago that is outside the town of Lipari, but rather is divided in three municipalities: Santa Marina di Salina – which also includes the village of Lingua – Malfa – which also includes Pollara – and finally Leni with the beautiful port of Rinella.
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Lipari is the largest island of the archipelago (about 37 square km of area) and it is the most touristic. Its inhabitants live in five villages of the island: Lipari, Canneto, Acquacalda, Quattropani and Pianoconte. It is an island of volcanic origin, as demonstrated by the fumaroles that led to the formation of the [...]
The Eolie are seven beautiful islands off the coast of Sicily with an ancient and fascinating history.
UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Aeolian Islands offer an unbelievable variety of landscapes, colors, scents and each island deserves to be visited.