Mini-cruise of Eolie islands. Sicily, Italy

Another day ... other vacanzina ...
We are so ... we like to know the places we do not like going to the sea always in the usual beach ... turning can only know a place ... No one can say I was in Calabria, and he saw only chimneys or Tropea ...

6.00 wake-up soon .. we need to achieve Vibo Marina (VV) about 45 km from Caraffa Catanzaro (CZ) the boat will start at 7.30. We arrive early at the port of Vibo and we enjoy a breakfast gustosima based TRUFFLES THAT DELIZIA RAGAZZI ... more than the cap and brioche in summer ..

 

1st leg: Lipari

Finally climb on board with the ticket and seat reservation .. is part ... Well 2 hours and 30 minutes by boat
arrive at LIPARI, and having only 2 hours available to us give the tour bus in the island ..

It is very hot .. walking would be impossible ... but as for me ... which is one thousand photos bus is not ideal .. can not stop when I decide I ... : (((

Overland trip to LIPARI

One of the first things to do, just come to LIPARI, the island tour (km. 26), to appreciate its size and urbanization. At about 4 km from LIPARI meets Canneto, situated in a cove bounded on the south east of the Monte Rosa and the North from Mount Pilate.

From Canneto along the road leading to the church of Pirrera, you can reach Old Forge, the Red Rocks and the White Field, famous for the streams of obsidian, the first two, and the expanse of pumice 's last.

Continuing along the road that leads to Acquacalda you reach Porticello, with its white pumice deposits. Passed the promontory of Punta Castagna, meets Acquacalda where there is a beach dominated by pumice quarries.

From here begins the climb towards the mountains to the village of Quattropani, situated on a promontory just opposite the island of Salina. Continuing, stands on a plateau cultivated with vineyards, the village of Pianoconte with its white houses.

Approximately one quarter of an hour from Pianoconte, are the Terme di S. Calogero, built in 1867 and known as the 'antiques for their therapeutic properties, it certifies the presence of a thermal oven built during the' Age of Bronze (before 1430 BC) on the model of tholoi funeral Mycenaean and notes in fact as "Tholos" of S. Calogero, and used in Greek and Roman, as documenting the presence of tanks and pools.

Returning to the main road, we arrive at the picturesque Belvedere di Quattrocchi. From here you can admire the picturesque bays of the coast high, the enchanting panorama of the Faraglioni and the background of the island of VULCANO. Again return to the main road, go to LIPARI, an interesting deviation is the path that climbs up through the vineyards of Monte Guardia.
On top of the mountain is the international geophysical observatory.
And for those who love trekking on LIPARI there are infinite paths that cross the island from side to side, you can go anywhere via the old paths of the island and of which a large part is still accessible

2nd leg: Vulcano

Vulcan landing at ... air is heavy .. all laugh and joke does not seem difficult to get used to that air is good but ... cross the coast on foot .. and now we see the puddles of mud .. we do not know what to do .. enter or not enter ...

decide to take a bath .. and then enter .. mud
The sea is warm bubbles of water in the sea are many, we dive and being attentive to our feet we get a little off to see a better bottom.

It's hot ... and will even hotter inside the sludge, but it was a beautiful experience shame the weather was really just a volcano that we did everything very quickly

'The island of VULCANO is an island of 21 km located 20 km north of Sicily.

The island has in fact its existence to the merging of some volcanoes of which the largest and most active is the Fossa of VULCANO. The others are the Vulcanello (123 m) to the north and the southern Monte Aria (500 m), completely inactive, which forms a broad plateau formed by lava, tuff and Holocene alluvial deposits and Monte Saraceno (481 m).
The active crater is located somewhat shifted to the north-west. Currently, the volcanic activity is given by the phenomena of solfatara and frequent eruptions, usually explosive.

Although the last eruption took place in 1890, the volcano has continued to demonstrate its vitality and even today there are different phenomena: fumaroles, jets of steam that is on the submarine ridge and the presence of sulfur sludge appreciated by therapeutic . Emissions of boric acid, ammonium chloride, sulfur, which provide a facility for the production of sulfur.

In the north many fumaroles continued to emit boric acid, ammonium chloride, sulfur, which provide a facility for the production of sulfur.

Sludge in the Volcano The funnel of the volcano feeding an industrial complex for the production of sulfur.

The island is partly wooded, with broom and eucalyptus, the land is partially cultivated with vineyards or left as pasture.

Transportation
The Volcano Island is connected with the Island of LIPARI a shipping service from Porto di Levante (VULCANO island) LIPARI (about ¼ of an hour) through the mouths of VULCANO. It is reached by about an hour and a half hours of sailing with the ship and about 3 / 4 hour by hydrofoil from Milazzo (ME).

Mythology
Greek mythology on the island situated to the forges of Hephaestus, god of fire and blacksmith who had helpers for the Cyclops. But is the name of the Roman god, Vulcan, which was given to the island. And that is where the terms are derived and vulcanesimo volcano.

3rd leg: Stromboli

Left the island of VULCANO second stage we all 'last scheduled STROMBOLI island.
During the trip (about 1 hour and a half) sail in front of the beautiful and famous island of Panarea, full of VIPs and boat ... unfortunately the sea is not 'on our side and this makes it more time to lose the berth the small harbor of STROMBOLI ... our time is, and 'reduced a lot, just the time for a good ice cream sandwich and a few photos in unique black sand of the island. Lifting his eyes to heaven can be seen with the naked eye of smoke emerge from the top of the volcano. The volcano of STROMBOLI and 'fact tutt' now active and scholars have argued that issues of eructations well seppur minimum every 15 minutes!

Returned to the boat, tired and exhausted we return to the port of Vibo Valentia, is tired, but happy for having known and visited places of beautiful and still unspoiled, and that characterize much of the Bella Italy