Aeolian Islands - Sailing week with skipper and assistant

At 5 pm the skipper and his assistant are waiting for you at the Marina di Porto Pignataro in Lipari for the safety briefing, the allocation of cabins and the organization of the common fund. Before your arrival, the cabin attendant will have already provided the galley, based on the preferences and dietary needs you have communicated to him. You will be responsible for preparing meals and cleaning up the kitchen.

After waking up and breakfast in the Pignataro Port of Lipari, we will sail the eastern coast of Vulcano from which we will be able to observe the signs of the resumption of activity of the crater, many years after the last eruption in 1889; we will cross the Port of Levante and the underwater fumaroles that emit such a steam that this stretch of sea becomes a real natural whirlpool.

By lunchtime we will be in Gelso, a beautiful black sandy beach, solitary and little frequented, dominated by a very suggestive lighthouse, from which you can enjoy, with clear sky, a view of the Saracen coast of Sicily, up to Etna.

In the afternoon we will put the bow on the west coast of Vulcano, where we will discover the pool of Venus and the cave of the Horse, as well as several bays that hide many small secrets, beautiful rock walls and seabed that are the natural habitat for a rich marine flora and fauna. Towards evening we will have the opportunity to admire the stacks of Lipari and a magical sunset before landing in Salina for an unforgettable granita at Alfredo's, dinner and night in the harbor.

Sweet awakening on the island of Salina and en route to Filicudi. For lunch time we will be in the village of Pecorini a Mare, with a stop at the Sea Turtles First Aid.

olian Islands, one of those places where time has stopped, life flows slowly in contact with uncontaminated, rugged and lonely nature. There are no discos, pubs, banks and ATMs, but only a small restaurant with a unique atmosphere or fishermen willing to host us at their home for dinner, paths suitable for the mule step, the only means of transport on the island, lava stone lanes and lots of tranquility. Night at the anchor mark.

Sweet awakening on the island of Alicudi. If you want to go trekking, you will find yourself walking on ancient lava stone stairways, expertly made by the expert hands of the old inhabitants of the island that still represent the only communication routes today. Then route to Filicudi where we can enjoy a swim at the Grotta del Bue Marino and admire La Canna, a stack that rises from the blue of the abyss for more than 70 meters.

After lunch we will sail towards the bay of Pollara, on the island of Salina, famous for its particular morphology: its coasts are cliffs on which wonderful natural secrets are kept. Here the vegetation is truly luxuriant, virgin and unspoiled, so much so that it was chosen as the setting for the film “Il Postino”.

We will circumnavigate the island until we reach Santa Marina. The small town located on the slopes of a huge crater, the Fossa delle Felci. This area is the busiest spot on the whole island because it is full of shops and clubs that flock to nightlife in the evening. In this bay we will spend the night.

In the morning we will sail to Panarea where the sea has a particular charm for the presence of islets and rocks that form an archipelago in its own right resting on a single volcanic complex, a real paradise for divers. Diving and lunch at the Ship Rock.

We will then continue towards Stromboli, the volcano in permanent activity. We will pass, at a proper distance, in front of the Sciara di Fuoco being able to enjoy the truly unforgettable spectacle of the crater explosions.

We will reach the North coast of Stromboli on which the VIP villas are built. From here we will admire Strombolicchio, an ancient rock formation, the residue of an ancient volcanic chimney, and is now uninhabited and dominated by a lighthouse. Finally we will drop anchor in Scari Bay to spend the night.

We will reach Basiluzzo where diving you can enjoy an explosion of colors thanks to the presence of astroides, colored sponges, gorgonias, orange madrepores and starfish that populate the white wall of the monolith and White Bone with its sulfur springs.

In the afternoon broken on Lisca Bianca, near Panarea, is a volcanic island with clear waters and rich in underwater fumaroles. It is part of the Aeolian Islands integral nature reserve, famous for its suggestive seabed.

Finally Cala Zimmari where we will spend the night and from which the village can be reached on foot in a few minutes on foot or with a golf cart. We'll spend the night here in the harbor.

The program includes breakfast in Cala Junco, considered one of the most beautiful bays in Italy and a visit to the remains of the Bronze Age village on its summit. The inevitable bath in this natural amphitheater and lunch.

ture of the Aeolian Islands is tangible on the seabed consisting of the sediments of white pumice and the sea is particularly warm and intense turquoise. Around 4pm we will return to the Pignataro Port of Lipari. Disembarkation can take place the same evening or on Saturday before 8.00 am. In this case you will be our welcome guests at night.