Aeolian Islands
Alicudi and Filicudi
SAILING HOLIDAYS
Twin sisters
The first, the most isolated to the west of the Archipelago of Fire, is a perfect truncated cone, known in ancient times as Ericusa, meaning rich in heather.
The second, more elongated thanks to the promontory of Capo Graziano, was called Phoenicusa, full of ferns.
Twin sisters, these two islands are one of the last remaining havens where the balance between man and nature remains crystallized. The best way to enjoy them is, of course, by boat.
AN ENCHANTING PLACE
The islands of Alicudi and Filicudi
Once you reach the small port on the eastern side of the island, the only inhabited one, you come across the typical white Aeolian houses: white cubes with large terraces topped with columns facing southeast (called epulere) situated on terraces of olive and caper trees among the slopes of the volcano, defying physics, yearning for the sky.
Absolutely worth seeing are the Scoglio del Giafante, the result of a volcanic eruption of which only the central lava column remains, and the famous Grotta del Bue Marino, near Punta Perciato. It is renowned for its enchanting play of light and, above all, for the sea waves that resemble the bellowing of an ox. A short distance away is the Scoglio della Canna, much loved by divers for its coral and sponges. The romantic and evocative sunset can be enjoyed from Stimpagnato, with Canna and Alicudi enhancing its colors.
