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AEOLIAN MOSAIC
Tour of the Aeolian Islands 8 days starting either from Catania or Palermo
Sicilia
starting from euro: 936.00
Day 1 - Arrival - Flight to Catania - Transfer to Milazzo, boarding ferry to Lipari Island. Transfer to the hotel (depending on time of arrival of the aircraft an overnight in Milazzo may be provided). Depending on arrival, free time for sightseeing hours. Meeting at the hotel where your guide will explain the itinerary. Dinner and overnight in hotel.
Day 2 - Vulcano - Breakfast at hotel, free transfer to the port of Lipari. Boarding on the boat for the trip excursion to Vulcano. You can dedicate this day to the visit of this island. You have three options educational trips: - Climb to the crater of the Fossa Vulcan lasting approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes, about 1 hour to reach the crater rim, 45 minutes around the crater and other 45 minutes to return to port - Enjoy baths and mud baths of the island - A tour of the island by car (about 50 euros rental car). In the late afternoon, return to Lipari and hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 - Lipari OR ALICUDI FILICUDI (Optional) - Breakfast at the hotel. Free day or Excursion to Alicudi and Filicudi. The tour includes: Sailing along the southern coast of Filicudi to admire the cave "Bue Marino" and extension of the visit to Alicudi. Stop at the local village. Continuation to Filicudi along beautiful rock formations including "La Canna". Return to Lipari. Dinner and overnight at your hotel.
Day 4 - Panarea - Stromboli - Breakfast at the hotel. Free morning. Departure by boat at 14:00 towards Panarea. Panoramic tour of the island by boat, via Bay Calajunco, on which lies the prehistoric village of the sixteenth century BC. J-C. Free time for an individual discovery (port and archaeological site). Onward journey to Stromboli, arriving around 18:30, free time to visit the fishing village. Backing on board and leaving the harbour to watch the eruptive phenomena and Sciara del Fuoco contemplate. Dinner on board with packed lunch. Back to Lipari to 23:00. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 5 - SALINA - Breakfast at the hotel. Boarding the boat. Navigation around the two largest islands in the archipelago overlooking the pumice quarries and watching spectacular underwater. In Salina, an island known for its capers and dessert wine, the crater of Pollara and Mediterranean vegetation, two stops are planned in tourist ports. Swimming if weather permits. Back on the island of Lipari. Homestay dinner with tasting of typical products accompanied by Malvasia wine. Return to hotel and overnight.
Day 6 - Lipari - Breakfast at the hotel. Discover the island of Lipari, the largest of the archipelago. Guided walking tour through the small centre with opportunity to visit the museum in the archaeological park. In the afternoon, possibility to admire the quarries of pumice and obsidian deposit during a tour of the island by car with a panoramic view of the whole. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7 - Lipari - Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. You can dedicate this day to explore the beaches of pumice from the island. In the afternoon, transfer to the Tenuta Castellaro where you can visit the famous vines grown in the volcanic soil, its wine cellars to taste one of the best wines of Sicily. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8 - Departure - After breakfast, transfer to the port for departure to Milazzo. Transfer to the airport. A gulet is also available for hire for Aeolian Mosaic with a maximum of 16 people. This itinerary is subject to change due to weather conditions.
