As soon as you reach the Pizzo sopra la Fossa, the first thing to do is sit down, in order to be comfortable and avoid the wind as much as possible, since it is always windy at the top. You will not believe what you feel: in every season of the year the ground is hot, and even very hot if you try s...

Arriving from the prehistoric village to the beach of the bay of Cala Junco, you can see large pebbles, made smooth by the waves of the sea. If you pick one up that is a little more porous, you will notice that it releases the purest salt....

Like all the other islands of the archipelago, Alicudi is not intensely (or even averagely) urbanised. This means that in the evening the heat is never insufferable, due to the ground breeze cooling down the summer heat. Sometimes, this light wind can become too much. If so, stop along the lava ro...

Go to the beach near the port of Filicudi. Here, along with pebbles, you will find volcanic sand, which is typically black. Pick up a handful of sand, perhaps from under the water, and you will feel its delicacy and simultaneous strength and robustness....

Towards the tip of the Lingua promontory, in the direction of the lighthouse, here you will see pebbles on the beach, made smooth by the sea waves. Pick up a more porous one, pass it over your hands then take a look. You will see the famous salt once produced in Salina!...

Between March and June, you can admire the spectacle of the broom in bloom. These shrubby plants are thorny and inhospitable at first sight, but have splendid intense yellow flowers. If you try to touch the broom leaves, you will discover how smooth they can be. It will seem like your hands can fe...

The water flows out at a temperature between 34 and 40 °C. If you are careful, you can immerse yourself in the warmth of the ancient natural spring of the Thermal Baths of Saint Calogerus....

Picking up a pumice stone and throwing it into the water is always fun to do, even if you are no longer a child. As soon as you pick it up, no matter how large it is, its light weight will surprise you. Pumice rubbed between the hands also has beneficial effects for cleaning the skin...

Head towards the entrance of Lipari Castle and try touching the outside and inside of the walls at any time of day. You will feel a considerable difference in temperature, with the inside always staying cool in summer and mild in winter....

As with the port of Vulcano, you can feel the warmth rising from the ground even at the top of the crater. Just sink your hands lightly into the volcanic sand to feel how, regardless of the season, there is a slight immediate warmth. But be careful not to touch the fumaroles, the temperatures there ...