Books set in Sicily – a list of pre-trip reading
This post is part of an occasional series where I provide a list of novels or memoirs set in a few of …
Memorable moment – Porto Bello, Salina, Italy
This ‘memorable moment’ snapshot taken in the sea lounge bar at Porto Bello, Salina encapsulates for me what was so great about our …
Climb to the heights, then sink into the mud on Vulcano Island
Vulcano Island is the most southern of the Aeolian archipelago and is best known for its stinky hot mud baths, a black sand beach …
Granite da Alfredo, Salina – worth the walk!
The promise of the Aeolian Islands’ best granita from Da Alfredo spurred us on as we walked between the towns of Santa …
Cala Junco and Punta Milazzese – a stunning Panarea walk
There’s more to the tiny Aeolian island of Panarea than chic bars and fashionable shops, as we discovered when we took a …
Explore The Aeolian Islands
The Aeolian Islands are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily. The seven inhabited islands each have distinctive characteristics. Hopping …
The intriguing doorways of Salina in the Aeolian Islands, Italy.
Salina is one of the Aeolian islands, a group of seven volcanic islands just north of the main island of Sicily. On our first …
