Western Mediterranean

Aeolian Islands

A volcanic archipelago off Sicily: chic little Panarea, the night-time eruptions of Stromboli, the thermal mud of Vulcano and the green slopes of Salina. Wild, elemental cruising w

A volcanic archipelago off Sicily: chic little Panarea, the night-time eruptions of Stromboli, the thermal mud of Vulcano and the green slopes of Salina. Wild, elemental cruising with real character.

A week, sketched

Day 1

Lipari & Vulcano

Start at Lipari, then cross to Vulcano for a sulphur-mud bath and a swim in bubbling shallows.

Day 2

Panarea

Anchor off fashionable Panarea and its Basiluzzo islet for clear water and an evening ashore.

Day 3

Stromboli

Cruise to Stromboli to watch the sciara del fuoco eruptions glow after dark from the water.