Lipari

The senses tell The Pumice Quarries of Lipari

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The turquoise sea

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.

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The lightness and roughness of white pumice

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

Salina, the green island with twin mountains

The senses tell The prehistoric village of Cala Junco

The senses tell The Gran Cratere of the Fossa

The malleability of Vulcano’s mud

Vulcano, the most famous volcano in the world

Filicudi: small island, big history

Pollara, between poetry and beauty

The ancient production of salt

The pure white of the pumice quarries

The senses tell Alicudi

Wine, oil and capers, masterpieces of nature and launching pad of the Aeolian economy

Seven islands, dozens of volcanoes

The senses tell The Stacks of Panarea

The fumaroles of the port of Vulcano

The Sciara del Fuoco

Lipari, where history intertwines with volcanoes to create archaeology

Stromboli, the volcano that breathes

The Village of Capo Graziano

The senses tell the port of Vulcano

Lipari Castle, “fused” with lava

The senses tell the Lipari Castle

Volcanoes

The polis of the living and the necropolis of the dead

The summit craters

Lipari at the centre of Mediterranean history

The Gran Cratere of the Fossa

Where do Vulcano’s gases come from?

Filicudi, a submerged paradise

Alicudi, where time has stood still

Seven islands with different faces

The prehistoric village of Cala Junco

The salt lake of Lingua

The Cathedral of Lipari and the Norman Cloister of the Benedictine Monastery

The senses tell The summit craters

The hidden part of the Aeolian Islands

At the heart of trade in history

The Aeolian Islands, where volcanoes were first studied

Myths and legends about volcanoes

The Stacks of Panarea

Panarea, the island of Stacks