The Sciara del Fuoco is ideal for appreciating the view of the 4 natural elements: the fire of the volcanic products; the earth of the Sciara; the blue sea water and, not to be underestimated, a very pure air that carries the brackish sea air....

Watching the explosions from Stromboli’s summit craters is highly hypnotic and addictive. Try to concentrate on the colours of the lava emitted in the form of scraps. Right at the point of emission it has a very intense yellow colour, nearing white. This yellow then gradually gets darker until it ...

Beyond the rock of Dattilo, by boat, if you stop and look around, you can see all the rocks and the isles, each with their own shape and colour. You will feel like you are at the centre of a gallery dedicated to a famous sculptor....

Going down from the village to the little beach in the bay of Cala Junco, you will find the very dark basalt rock faces. They have a particular structure that makes their surface look like embossed blocks, similar to a tortoise shell. This is an effect of the slow cooling of these rocks, called ba...

Alicudi’s geographical position and its distance from the coast mean that as you climb the steps of the only lane that leads from the sea to the top of Monte dell’Arpa, you lose the magnitude of the sea. Even halfway up the coast, looking towards the infinite, it will seem like the blue of the s...

Filicudi is one of the most famous places in Italy for its clear waters. The clear blue sea at Filicudi is unlike anywhere else in the Mediterranean. Take a moment to stop at the beach of Filicudi Pecorini, at the beginning of the promontory of Capo Graziano, and appreciate the crystal blue sea....

While observing the small salt lake of Lingua, what at first might seem to be a “stagnant” situation, with no life forms, is actually a microsystem with hundreds of species, from the shore of the lake to below the water’s surface. If you are lucky and observant, you will also see some storks, ...

In addition to its natural beauty, Pollara is famous for the backdrop created at sunset. From the viewpoint just before descending towards the village, the sun can be admired as it sets at the side of the islands of Filicudi and Alicudi. The horizon will change colour from an intense blue, to a t...

In the absence of coral reefs, it is not easy to find a turquoise sea like the one in this area of Lipari. The pumice powder has cloaked everything on the seabed and the interference with the crystal blue of the water has resulted in this almost hypnotic turquoise colour. Spend some time watching it...

The Castle of Lipari is one of those classic cases where the foundations are made of a single rock mass. In Lipari’s case, the walls built in the 16th century consist of blocks whose colour blends with that of the rock. The blocks are also placed inside rock inlets to form one unit. It is worth ta...