Article of October 20, 2026, by Davide Mantovani. Winter in the Aeolian Islands, the true beauty of the archipelago when the tourists leave Winter in the Aeolian Islands is a world apart from what millions of people picture when they think of summer vacations, the turquoise sea, the sailboats anchored in the bays, the crowded...
Article by Davide Mantovani, May 5, 2026 The Aeolian Islands, Their Fruits and Their Flowers. The wind slowly fills the sail as the bow glides through the waves of the Tyrrhenian. It is dawn, and the sea has that uncertain color between blue and silver that promises a clear day. Ahead of me, like mirages...
Let’s discover month by month what happens in the Aeolians… The Aeolian Islands in May. Spring in May is a moment of perfect balance in the Aeolian Islands, between nature, light and silence. After the winter, the islands slowly wake up. The Mediterranean scrub is at its most beautiful. Broom, prickly pears, capers and bougainvillea...
The seasons of the Aeolians. The Aeolian Islands, floating in the Tyrrhenian Sea like seven sentinels of fire and wind, are almost always associated with summer. Boats cutting through the blue, terraces crowded at sunset, the smoking outline of Stromboli against a pink sky. And yet it is in winter that the archipelago reveals its...
Sailing the Aeolian Islands, the perfect journey between wind, fire and sea Sailing the Aeolian Islands means experiencing the Mediterranean in its most authentic form. Here the wind smells of salt and Mediterranean scrub, the sea changes color within a few miles and the land tells a thousand-year-old story of eruptions, ancient rulers and seafaring...
The Aeolian Islands are one of the most fascinating and complex volcanic systems in the Mediterranean. Located in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea, north of Sicily, they form an archipelago of seven main islands – Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi and Panarea – plus many smaller islets and rocks. Since 2000 they have been recognized...