2017 MEDITERRANEAN TOUR OF EMOTIONS

The magic of ’s South Discover little-known places, share the authenticity of small fishing villages and their inhabitants, breathe in nature’s wild breezes, enjoy things you have never experienced before, savour Southern Italy’s recipes and ingredients, cherish the decidedly Mediterranean flavoured . These are the elements we wish our guests will treasure as they sail on Blue Deer along the Mediterranean coast of Italy.

Our desire, and consequently the cruises we have chosen, revolve around enabling our guests to discover Italy from a different angle, seen from the sea. An Italy that is not overly touristy, on the contrary, places where time seems to stand still.

Places where you still hear fisherman shouting in incomprehensible dialect, in the town square or down at the port, that their fresh fish has arrived. Places where you can still pick wild Indian fig directly off the cliffs, or where you can see to what length the Romans went to civilize their islands. Places where you can discover how to grow and gather capers, or how to grow a grape that produces no more than 2,000 bottles per year. Come share in the beauty of the world

We want our guests to discover precisely all this through the cruises www.sanlorenzolodges.com listed below.

We are of course willing to change our cruises for you. The routes are merely suggestions, based on our own personal experience in this marvellous paradisiacal corner of southern Italy, and also on the enthusiastic feedback of our guests who experienced these magical places during the previous two seasons.

All that remains is for us to invite you to dream and come sail with us

Giorgia and Stefano Barbini ROMA

LAZIO

Gaeta

Palmarola

Ponza NAPOLI ST P O AREA N 1 T I N E I S L A N D S DAY 1 Arrival in marina and transfer to the boat Welcome on board and departure to Procida 13nm (1:45 hours) Overnight in Procida marina

After breakfast visit of Procida Island DAY 2 Lunch in Procida After lunch departure to Ischia 4 nm (0,45 hours) Overnight in Ischia anchoring in front of Castel Sant’Angelo

DAY 3 After breakfast visit of Ischia Island Lunch in Ischia After lunch departure to Ventotene 26 nm (3,20 hours) Overnight in Ventotene

DAY 4 After breakfast visit of the beautiful Roman harbour and Villa Giulia. (we can Experience the wild beauty of organize a private guide) Pontine Islands and Naples Gulf Overnight in Ventotene After Breakfast departure to 22nm (2:45 hours) DAY 5 2017 Tour of Emotions > 1st Area Lunch in a bay along the island Visit of the beautiful village or enjoy the bays around Overnight in Ponza

DAY 6 After breakfast departure to 6nm (0:50 hour) Enjoy the wildness and the beauties of bays Overnight in Palmarola at the anchor

DAY 7 After breakfast discover the other bays of Palmarola In the afternoon departure to 36nm (4:30 hours) Overnight in Gaeta

DAY 8 After breakfast transfer to the airport or to the next destination PROCIDA ISLAND

Alphonse de Lamartine, who came to

Procida at the beginning of the 19th narrow strip of land with a beach on one side and a pretty century while in the French army. harbour on the other. This means that you can enjoy a short Another celebrated novel is L’isola circular stroll along the seaside. The harbour at Chiaiolella di Arturo (1957), one of the greater has been developed into a large leisure marina, which livens works of Elsa Morante. Procida has up on summer weekends when Italian families disembark been chosen as a film set for numerous films, mainly for its The Secret Island In The Bay Of Naples from their yachts for a meal. It is also a working fishing panoramas and its typical Mediterranean architecture. The Procida is located between Capo Miseno and the island of harbor with many inhabitants laying across the nets. The most famous are Il Postino and The Talented Mr. Ripley. The Ischia. It is less than 4.1 square kilometres (1.6 sq mi). Its best sunsets can be caught over the marina small city of Procida is one of the most underrated tourist coastlines, very jagged, are 16 km (9.9 mi). The Terra Murata spots within the bay of Naples.This city has so much to offer hill is the highest point on the island (91 metres (299 ft)). Marina della Corricella - The most picturesque and when it comes to food, shopping, historical sites and vast Geologically, Procida was created by the eruption of four charming spot on the island of Procida is Marina Corricella. landscape views. volcanoes, now dormant and submerged. After the fall of This is a thin sliver of waterfront backed by a cliff made the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine reconquest of fishermen’s houses. Behind a long fishing harbour, Marina Grande - This is the main port of Procida where all in the Gothic Wars, Procida remained under the jurisdiction houses were built on and into the rock in a kind of pretty boat tours, boat transfers, ferries and hydrofoils disembark. of the . The continual devastation first by the vertical muddle. There are several bars and restaurants Here you get the refreshing feel of the authenticity in Italy Vandals and Goths, and later by the Saracens, pushed the in Corricella, with tables attractively scattered along the with the colorful architecture and fishing markets. Marina population to resettle in a fortified village typical of medieval waterfront, interspersed with painted fishingboats. Despite Grande is the economic and social center of Procida where times. The population was sheltered by a cape, naturally the obvious tourist appeal of the settlement, it still has an you will find many local craft shops, as well as bars, pizzerias defended by walls that peak on the sea that were later ‘authentic’ feel, like so much of Procida. This is a wonderful and restaurants much appreciated by natives and tourists. fortified, thus acquiring the name of Terra Murata (“walled spot for a lazy lunch or a romantic evening meal with the land”). Several writers have set their novels in Procida. water lapping nearby. Marina di Chiaiolello - The harbor itself is very quant and One of the most notable is the novel Graziella written by pleasant. Its most appealing feature is the location. Its on a

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands PROCIDA ISLAND

You fell for Procida as soon as you will see the view from the Terra Murata. A tangle of houses painted in pink, yellow, blue and green tumble towards Marina Corricella, the sun setting behind it and lighting up the sky in a blaze of orange and pink. Small fishing boats are dotted in the water—the fishermen use the lavishly bright buildings to find their way home. Procida is the smallest island in the Bay of Naples faded and crumbling, doors are ancient and rusted, and the and despite its location just a 40 minute hydrofoil ride from streets are enlivened with pink bougainvillea and tiny white Naples it receives nowhere near as many foreign visitors as jasmine, their scent will accompany you on your strolls. the neighbouring islands of Capri and Ischia. Lemon groves are squeezed into every available space. Procida seems to want to keep its secret to itself, although it’s The 17th century settlement is traffic-free and can only be The Terra Murata is the highest point on the island and the popular with napoletani looking for a summer escape from reached by stairs in passageways through the houses. Along oldest village—the fortress walls were built as protection the steaming, chaotic city. The tiny island is only 4 square the waterfront there are piles of fishing nets and patio from invaders in the 15th century. You can wander the kilometres and you can walk everywhere—to the black restaurants where you can enjoy a meal with a view of the medieval streets and visit the rather quirky and crumbling sand beaches that ring the island, almost empty during the Terra Murata and bobbing fishing boats. church the Abbazia di San Michele which has excellent week and bustling with families on weekends; and through views from its terrace. the winding narrow streets in the centre, the high walls Procida’s highlight is Marina Corricella, the colourful hiding cube shaped houses and lush gardens. Paintwork is fishing village that’s built into the rock leading to the sea.

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands Roman Imperial Port As soon as you disembark and cross Porto Nuovo dock VENTOTENE ISLAND (new port), you will be faced with an incredible view of the old port of Ventotene, which is carved entirely in tufa stone. It is the first unique surprise you will experience on this wonderful island. The first thing you notice in the Roman port is a line of archways on the right, carved into the rock, which also serve as storage sheds. On the left the port is protected by a boundary that is also made of stone. The whole area was built by transporting around 60,000 cubic meters of original tufa! One can see next to the port’s Ventotene, halfway between Ponza and Ischia, is the entrance, facing the Levant, a cavity with an opening above smallest inhabited island of the Pontine islands. It is a that contained the chains used to close the port when the tranquil spot, surrounded by crystal clear waters and offers sea was dangerously rough. Along the waterfront is the visitors a holiday where they can be at one with nature, Pozzillo, built as a vent for backwash and is where boats far away from the chaos of a city. Ventotene is blessed are towed. Between the entrance to the port, the Pescheira with extraordinary morphology, wonderful smells of the and the Pozzillo, there are three bollards carved into the Mediterranean, intense colors and exceptional hospitality tufa which were used by the Romans and are used today to making it a must-visit for anyone looking for an island that moor the boats. Just before the Pozzillo there is a beautiful breaks with the stereotypical mold of beach holidays. Every flight of stairs, built during the urbanization period of the place in Ventotene (the island is not much longer than two Bourbons, that lead to the Church square and the center of kilometers) is “in the middle of the sea” and the island is a Ventotene. living representation of history that started millions of years ago when Ulysses listened to the mermaid’s song from it’s rocks. Ventotene has a mystical dimension that goes beyond it’s geographical limits. When staying on the island you will relive centuries of history, you will fall into a gentle rhythm and suspended time that doesn’t have schedules or deadlines, you will live day by day the fascinating and humbling experience of being in touch with unspoiled nature. It is impossible to describe the feeling of loss one has upon leaving the island.

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands Ancient Roman Cisterns Contrary to Ponza island, Ventotene didn’t and to this day VENTOTENE ISLAND The Roman Villa of Giulia does not have available drinking water. Thus the Romans Villa Giulia at Punta Eolo, presents viewers with a majestic built an extensive rainwater catchment system of channels sight. It’s impressive structure was conceived by a Roman and cisterns hewn from the bedrock on the southern part architect through constant efforts to create a balance of the island. 1731, with the death of the last of the Farnese, that the between the surrounding natural environment and the island slowly came under the rule of the Bourbons, who architectural plot. The foundations of what were courtyards, began to speculate it’s potential urbanization. rooms, gardens, cisterns and baths are clearly discernible Santo Stefano Island among what has remained of the great villa. The villa, named Santo Stefano island only found it’s place within the Pontine Julia after the daughter of Emperor who was sent archipelago in the 18th century, during the Bourbon era, there in exile, was most probably built during the beginning when it was decided that the island would be used as a stage of the Emperors’ reign. Situated on the northernmost tip of for a frightening illuminist experiment. The idea was that by Ventotene, it is more than 300 meters long and around 100 building an exemplary prison, members of society who were meters wide. Once the Romans began to abandon the island The Roman “Peschiera” ‘sane’ would be protected and those who had committed (it was owned by the emperor), the villa was systematically The “peschiera” (Roman fish Hutcherie), is one of the few crimes would be adequately punished. Carpi was put in plundered, the spoils providing construction materials for surviving examples of fish engineering. It is located at the charge of the building of the prison. He designed the prison chance inhabitants or items for private museums, as was foot of the Ventotene light house. It was made up of two following a theory that had been outlined in the previous the case with the sack of Sir William covered sweet and salt water pools, protected from waves twenty years by Jeremy Bentham. Bentham sustained and sunlight, where fish could nest. Outside of the two pools that by building an adequate architectural structure, it was a third, much bigger and divided into two, it was used was possible to have ‘complete control over the prisoners’ to organize the fish during periodic cleaning and was the minds’. Thus Carpi based his design on the structure already first pool where water was renewed as well as being the used in Ventotene, which was designed as a horse shoe first place where sweet water mixed with salt water thus formed by three floors of archways and loggias facing attracting the fish. An ingenious use of shutters and meshes inwards so that the prisoners were constantly aware of the guided the water flow and the one-way direction of the fish. power the prison officers had over them. It goes without The marks of the shutters can be seen along the perimeter saying that this had a hugely negative psychological effect of the pool. After the fall of the Roman Empire only very few on the prisoners, aggravated by the fact that there were Benedictine monks, then to be become Cistercian monks, no windows overlooking the sea! Santo Stefano prison was lived on an island that was considered unproductive by officially closed on the 2nd of February 1965. many of it’s rulers who had come to pass. It was not until

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands PONZA ISLAND irregular-shaped island and its mostly rocky coastline made of kaolin and tufa rock. The island is famous for its Blue Grottos created by the Etruscans, and for the mysterious Roman-dug caves, Le Grotte di Pilato, supposedly named after Pontius Pilate. These caves were used as fish pools for bringing up moray eels and it was said that rebel slaves and fashionable island, famous and well-frequented by were sometimes thrown into the pools and fed to the eels. international jet set, but after all Ponza is yet frugal and open, with its own identity still intact. Identity built on a limited area (Ponza is approximately 5.5 mi (8.9 km) long by Ponza is a truly delightful island in the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) at its widest, but in the center, where is a shaped like a crescent moon. Its glistening blue coastline sort of “bottleneck”, the width is only 200 metres), generally is varied and dramatic with several rocky coves and sandy rocky but with surprising plots of lands with a fragrant beaches as well as numerous grottos, caves and craggy cliffs. vegetation and vineyards of Biancolella. Life here revolves around the sea so the best way to really Throughout its long history Ponza has been known as an appreciate Ponza is to circumnavigate it by boat. Inland the island of exile, housing political prisoners. In the Roman scenery is striking featuring mountains and vine-clad hills times Ponza was known as a place of ‘golden exile’ for that boast sweeping views back down to the coast. members of the imperial family. Centuries later under the There are two main inhabited areas: Ponza Town in the Fascist regime political prisoners were detained here and south and Le Forna in the north with a few white houses and after the Allied Liberation even Mussolini himself was exiled North African-style dome-roofed dammusi scattered about here for a few days. elsewhere. The arrival at island of Ponza is a picturesque The Romans built waterworks systems and several tunnels, landing into the amphitheater of its port, enlivened by a the most famous of which leads to the lovely Chiaia di Luna Another theory states that these were actually private seafaring life and surrounded by pastel houses overlooking beach, a long crescent of sand set in a bay beneath a huge bathing pools where aristocratic Roman women could the docks. The Bourbon buildings have clean simple lines white cliff. The ancient tunnel which has archaeological bathe in the fresh air in a place that was sheltered from the and the dwellings have a mediterranean style; from the top remains scattered about connects the beach to Ponza town. sun so their skin would stay snow white. of the village, two public walks run parallel towards the sea, Ponza offers amazing geology to delight its visitors. Monte one near the fishing boats, the other on the glacis. La Guardia is Ponza’s highest point and the ideal place from The traditional architecture of Ponza is pretty pastel- The port is the business card for Ponza. It allow the visitors which to admire the beauty of this narrow and fascinating painted cubes with flat roofs topped by shallow domes. to enter immediately into the spirit of a shimmering

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands PONZA ISLAND and the ancient history of Ponza, a location of great and impressive beauty since the Roman era. It is a place to be entered with respect, on tiptoe and in silence. It will be like going underground and suddenly finding yourself inside a majestic cathedral having a mysterious appeal. A magnificent view. Be ready since you will find yourself amazed and The Roman cisterns touched. Two thousand years later, you will enter a cistern The use of cisterns for the collection of water is that has wonderfully kept itself intact. You will be astonished commonplace in the entire Mediterranean basin and while admiring its finally discovered beauty and its worthy constitutes the simplest and most functional system for construction the conservation of water during periods of drought. These water systems were adopted in cities, including those with aqueducts that could be blocked in periods of siege and in rural villas and farms, and were different from water tanks because they were. On island and in particular on volcanic islands such as the Pontine Isles, which have limited water resources, cisterns are frequently the only system that can guarantee the daily water needs for the population. The traditional Mediterranean house on Ponza was adapted to resolve this problem regarding the lack of water. In fact, the roofs were perfectly designed to act as connecting, plastered collecting, thanks which transported rain water to Roman cisterns of Ponza have a series of technical and repeating characteristics, a perfect example of which can be seen in the cistern of the Dragonara which today remains perfectly conserved in its original form For many centuries Cisterna della Dragonara, the site you are about to discover, has been a secret and an uncared-for place. But now, while exploring it, you will find again the origins

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands PALMAROLA ISLAND

“Palmarola, which I consider one of the most island offers remarkable curiosities such as the oxidianic and take a look at the grottos excavated by the sea. This beautiful planetary lands,emerged from the sea“ rock in its northern part, although its biggest attraction is lost, wild treasure isle, popular with weekending Romans, (Folco Quilici) its perfectly transparent sea. The island lies approximately is considered by many as the Med’s most beautiful. It’s 6 miles from Ponza and can be reached by shuttle or by a trip back to the Jurassic age, with lush vegetation, Palmarola is the most western of the Pontine islands. If rented boats. There are no specific tourist facilities, but fluorescent blue waters, grottoes and massive sea stacks. you love solitude and living in wild nature this is the most there are two typical restaurants open in summer at Cala The Cathedrals are impressive cliffs. I Fucili (the Rifles) charming place you can find. Palmarola is the second largest di Porto. Palmarola has an extremely craggy coast dotted are the leftovers of a collapsed natural arc. The golden and Pontine island. The few summer facilities available are the with grottos, bays, cliffs and crags. Landing is possible at silvery pebbled inlets are so smooth it’s like swimming in an only inhabited places. From a geological point of view the a small natural harbour where you can make a brief stop artificial pool.

2017 Tour of Emotions > 1St Area > Pontine Islands S D N L A I S n o l i a A e ND AREA 2 Salina Filicudi

Vulcano

Milazzo REGGIO Capo d’Orlando

SICILY Arrival in and transfer to Milazzo 130km (1:40 hours) DAY 1 Welcome on board and departure to 17nm (2:15 hours) Overnight in a Vulcano’s bay (Gelso)

After breakfast departure to experience one of Lipari’s bays 7nm (1:00 hours) After lunch departure to Panarea 10nm (1:20 hours) DAY 2 Overnight in Panarea

Enjoy Panarea Island Early lunch After lunch departure to Stromboli 14nm (2:00 hours) DAY 3 Arrival in Stromboli and possible hiking to the top of the active volcano (hiking starts at 17:30 to view the volcano crater in the night light) Overnight in Stromboli

Before Breakfast early departure to Filicudi 34nm (4:00 hours) DAY 4 Lunch at La Canna natural rock 2nm (0:20 hours) An unforgettable Journey Overnight in Filicudi harbour 2nm (0:20 hours) around Aeolian Islands After Breakfast departure to Salina 12nm (1:30 hours) 2017 Tour of Emotions > 2nd Area Enjoy Pollara bay DAY 5 After lunch departure to Salina harbour 6nm (1:00 hours) Enjoy the beautiful village of Salina Overnight in Salina

After breakfast departure to Lipari 6nm (0:50 hour) Enjoy the beautiful white sand beaches DAY 6 Discover the beautiful village of Lipari 4nm(0:40 hours) Overnight in Lipari

After breakfast departure to Vulcano 4nm (0:40 hours) Enjoy the Beach of the fumaroles, where you can bathe in the “warm sea” DAY 7 In the afternoon departure to Milazzo 19nm (2:30 hours) Overnight in Milazzo

DAY 8 After breakfast transfer to the airport or to the next destination Vulcano (Sicilian: Vurcanu) is a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, about 25 km (16 mi) north of and VULCANO ISLAND the southernmost of the eight Aeolian Islands. It is 21 km2 (8 sq mi) in area, rises to 499 m (1,637 ft) above sea level, and contains several volcanic centres, including one of four active non-submarine volcanoes in Italy. The Romans used the island mainly for raw materials, harvesting wood and alum and sulfur. This was the principal activity on the island until the end of the 19th Century. The island of Vulcano is made up of three volcanic units: Vulcanello (123 metres) in the north, coming from an eruption during II century B.C., it is linked with the island by a strip of land made up of lava flows. In the middle, you can find the Gran Crater or Vulcanic Cone (385 metres) which is still active; in the south there is the Mount Aria (499 metres), inactive, it is the top summit of the island. Vulcano has been quiet since the eruption of the Fossa cone on 3 August 1888 to 1890. Vulcano is a very interesting island due to its volcanic and The “Laghetto di Fanghi” is a celebrated “mud bath” close post-volcanic phenomena. Its plateau, the widest of the to the dock. A small fee is charged to enter this area, which Aeolian Islands, is surrounded by hills, falling towards is based on natural hot springs both inland and in shallow the sea. Vulcanello is made up of three lined-up craters in offshore waters. Bathers use the former to cover themselves direction North-East/South-West. Vulcanello is constantly in mud (reputed to have therapeutic powers) and then go monitored by the Institute of Vulcanology of the University into the spring-warmed sea to wash off. Swimsuits are not of Catania. The islands of Vulcano counts around 450 optional here, and it’s a good idea to use a suit that you inhabitants who are involved in and viticulture. won’t be wearing in more conventional settings for a while It is possible to observe numerous volcanic phenomenons (and that you can bag in some airtight container after use), here, from smoke clouds, vapor spouts (at both the volcano’s as a sulfurous odor will continue to emanate from the suit mouth and under the sea) and sulphuric mud holes known for some time after you exit the baths. for their therapeutic properties.

2017 Tour of Emotions > 2nd Area > Aeolian Islands PANAREA ISLAND

a minimum, mostly because they can’t find a place to stay, and the island’s only true beach, a swatch of dark gold sand called Zimmari, is a 40-minute trudge under a scalding sun and over a pedicure-decimating earthen terrain. Despite an increasing amount of electric golf carts whizzing past, walking is still the prime mode of transport—though in a The island is an inactive volcano with a total surface area Mediterranean. Gaining admission, however, takes a bit place like this, that’s more gift than inconvenience. Walking, of only 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi). The highest point on the island, more finesse than simply writing a seven-figure check: If after all, lets you enjoy the hibiscus flowers and caper bushes Punta del Corvo, is 421 m (1,381 ft) above sea level. There you wish to possess one of the few, highly coveted homes and micro vineyards that lie behind the whitewashed adobe are thermal springs near the village of Punta di Peppe e here, you need to know someone who knows someone. And cottages. Maria. Scuba diving is a popular excursion on this tiny island, while a famous last name and a loaded bank account may be There is no marina or deep harbor here, so yachts must and you can even swim to a shipwreck between the offshore a given, if you’re not charming, forget it. make do. rocks of Lisca Bianca and Bottaro. Panarea remains one of the last safe havens for the There are currently about 280 residents living on the island understated pedigreed set. The atmosphere still feels year-round; however the population increases dramatically like the Sixties, before discount air travel and regularly in summer with the influx of tourists. In recent years, the scheduled helicopter service clogged wealthy vacation island has become known internationally for its celebrity enclaves with weekend interlopers. It’s still the kind of place visitors. where neighbors are invited over simply because there are Panarea has become a fashionable vacation spot. In 2011, so few of them around. (Although since there are no cars on it was described by Wmagazine as “the epicenter of the the island and no streetlights, night crawlers must make do chicest summer scene in the Mediterranean.” with small torches or moonlight to find their way around.) This tiny island off the north coast of Sicily—the smallest Panarea hasn’t changed much over the years. Electricity of the seven-island Aeolian chain—has quietly become and running water arrived in the Eighties, but there are the epicenter of the chicest summer scene in the still only about 300 year-round residents. Paparazzi are at

2017 Tour of Emotions > 2nd Area > Aeolian Islands STROMBOLI ISLAND

This name is derived from the name Strongule which was given to it because of its round swelling form. The island’s population is about 500.[3] The volcano has erupted many times and is constantly active There are two villages on the island, the larger Stromboli and with minor eruptions, often visible from many points on the much smaller Ginostra, a former fishing village that is the island and from the surrounding sea, giving rise to the less frequently visited by tourists (although tourist services island’s nickname “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean”. The are about all that remains there). It is not yet feasible to walk most recent major eruption was on 13 April 2009. between the villages (although a trans-island hiking trail is There are three active craters at the peak. A significant under construction as of 2007), and the only way to travel geological feature of the volcano is the Sciara del Fuoco between them is by boat. (“Stream of fire”), a big horseshoe-shaped depression generated in the last 13,000 years by several collapses on The island is incredibly beautiful, with the area that is not the northwestern side of the cone. occupied by the towns completely wild. It has stark, black beaches with volcanic rock formations.The villages, which Mt. Stromboli has been in almost continuous eruption for are almost unchanged by tourism, are worth a closer look, the past 2,000 years. A pattern of eruption is maintained especially the rather hidden Ginostra with the smallest in which explosions occur at the summit craters, with mild European port (one boat only!) is nice to see. The towns are to moderate eruptions of incandescent volcanic bombs, at full of lovely Eolian architecture and pretty gardens.There intervals ranging from minutes to hours. This Strombolian is a nice beach with fine black lava sand in Stromboli, where eruption, as it is known, is also observed at other volcanoes one can relax and swim in the sea. worldwide. Eruptions from the summit craters typically result in a few short, mild, but energetic bursts, ranging up to a few hundred meters in height, containing ash, incandescent lava fragments and stone blocks.

2017 Tour of Emotions > 2nd Area > Aeolian Islands The peculiarity of Filicudi is the perfectly unchanged state FILICUDI ISLAND of preservation in the last century. This is due to migration flows, to their big distance from the main shipping routes as well as to the device position compared to other islands.

The island, anciently called “Phoenicusa”, owes its name to the abundant vegetation of ferns indicating a dwarf Palm that grews rich and luxuriant. View from above, the island presents an elliptical shape that stretches at one end with Capo Graziano.

Like the other islands in the Archipelago, Filicudi is little more than the tip of an underwater volcano characterized by a rocky and rugged territory. Its highest peak is the mount “Fossa Felci” (774 mt), a dormant volcano from where one can admire breathtaking views over the rest of the Archipelago. kilometre from the coastline, greatly eroded by the sea, la by the only paved road on the island. The small village Since the 1970s Filicudi was rediscovered and populated by Canna, Montenassari and Scoglietto, are the most visited of Stimpagnato, in the South-East side of the island, is photographers and artists such as Sergio Libiszewsky, Ettore ones. inhabited by tourists only during the summer. Sottsas, novelist Roland Zoss, and editor Giulio Einaudi. Their perceptions brought the island into the focus of The cave of “Bue Marino” (see ox), takes its curious name Like the other islands of the archipelago, Filicudi should modern tourism. from the strange noises similar to ox bellows produced have been place of human settlements since the Neolithic by the see when crashes against the rocks. This cave with age. The ruins and ceramic artefacts found in the Neolithic

The most fascinating feature of Filicudi is its wild and its particularly crystalline depths is perhaps the most village on the promontory of Capo Graziano and on the port unspoiled nature: the rocky terraces covered with brooms, fascinating feature of the entire Aeolian Archipelago. bay are the proof. The sea of Filicudi is particularly attractive the large rocks and the numerous caves, which liven up The Island’s population is concentrated mostly in its three thanks to the unspoiled nature and the fascinating undersea the coast overlooking the sea, appear hostile, wild and main centres: Filicudi Port, docking point for ships and world. charming. Among the emerging rocks at approximately one hydrofoils, Pecorini a Mare and Valdichiesa connected

2017 Tour of Emotions > 2nd Area > Aeolian Islands SALINA ISLAND

Salina is the second largest island in the archipelago. It is that is only produced on Salina. It is golden in colour included on the World Heritage List especially because of and has an intense, delicately sweet bouquet. There has also its worth for vulcanology. It is composed of six volcanoes. been a local revival of the production of superior-quality The most recent eruption on Salina occurred on the western low-acid . part of the island about 13,000 years ago and formed It is claimed that Salina produces the best capers in the the semi-circular crater of Pollara; its activity was mainly world and during the first weekend of June there is an explosive and produced large pumice deposits. annual caper festival. From a distance Salina looks entirely green with two Salina is a green and fertile land, home to around 2,500 rounded high mountains and a smooth coastline. More people. than 400 different types of plants grow on the island Drama of the cinematic variety put Salina, on the and grapes, olives and capers are cultivated. international map in 1994, when the film Il Postino made Salina was the first among the Aeolian islands to protect its the most of its imposing natural beauty. The beach at environment with a natural preserve, known as the Riserva Pollara, where it was filmed, is stunning, particularly at Naturale del Fossa delle Felci e dei Porri. sunset, and hosts an annual caper festival in the first week The mountainsides of the island are covered of June, with dancing, street games and a smorgasbord of with ferns, poplars, chestnut trees and typical Mediterranean caper-enhanced food. The main port, Santa Marina Salina, vegetation including with caper bushes, prickly pear cactus. is beautiful and unspoilt, with a long, traffic-free main street and a variety of orchards, olive groves and vineyards. The lined with chic boutiques and food shops. island is particularly notable for Malvasia, a famous white

2017 Tour of Emotions > 2nd Area > Aeolian Islands LIPARI ISLAND

Lipari is the largest of the Aeolian Islands. It is also the name of the island’s main town. Its population is 11,231, but during the May to September tourist season, the total population may reach up to 20,000. Besides the main town, most of the year-round population resides in one of the four main villages: Pianoconte is almost trade, and the island has a rare and valuable resource: black offering boat trips, the local people in Lipari are all very due west across the island, Quattropani in the northwest, volcanic obsidian, used for knives and sharp implements. friendly and welcoming. There are a lot of appealing shops Acquacalda along the northern coast, whereas Canneto is The natural harbour of Lipari town is dominated by a selling souvenirs and good-quality local food and drink; on the eastern shore north of Lipari town. convenient rock outcrop, and this was the obvious place including huge quantities of the local capers and Malvasia Geologists agree on the fact that Lipari was created by a for early settlers to build their homes and fortifications. wine - both very good items to take home, if your luggage succession of four volcanic movements, the most important Walking up to the town’s citadel now, visitors can see will allow it. of which was the third one, presumably lasting from 20,000 excavations revealing many levels of history. Lipari’s important archaeological museum is called the BC to 13,000 BC. Over the centuries Lipari was besieged, conquered Museo Archeologico Regionale Eoliano “Luigi Bernabò The island has the biggest town of the Aeolian archipelago, and taken over many times, by Carthaginians, Romans, Brea” and contains finds from all over the Aeolian also called Lipari; a lively busy place with picturesque Saracens, , Spanish and finally by a united Italy. Islands. The collections are very fine, from ranks of streets, an attractive harbor and a historic castle-citadel. The worst attack on record was that by the Turkish corsair assembled amphorae salvaged from wrecks, to high-quality Like its island neighbours, Lipari has volcanic origins. The Barbarossa, who savaged the island in the sixteenth century, Greek vases. The museum is particularly renowned for its last eruption on the island took place around 1,400 years and transported almost the entire population into slavery. hoard of models of Greek theatrical masks, mostly found in ago, and there are currently no signs of volcanic activity Lipari town is a very pleasant place, with pretty streets tombs on the island. other than thermal springs and fumaroles. The island’s and lanes perfect for wandering around. There are some Lipari has two harbours, situated on either side of the castle geology is the most visible reminder of Lipari’s origins; until elegant historic town-houses as well as plenty of humbler headland. To the north is Marina Lunga, a functional port recently one of its main industries was extraction of pumice, island-dwellings, with balconies bedecked with flowers, where both large ferries and fast hydrofoils dock. Marina created by past eruptions. washing, onions and peppers. The town has a very cheery Corta, to the south of the citadel, is a much more charming Lipari’s position has always made it important for maritime atmosphere, and although tourists must get used to touts historic harbour, colourful with fishing boats.

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From 18.06.2017 to 01.07.2017 €36.500

Season A From 03.09.2017 to 01.10.2017 For charter of less than one week the daily price will be the weekly rate divided by six; this daily rate will be multiplied by the number of nights (minimum 5) based on the length of the charter.

From 02.07.2017 to 02.09.2017 €39.500 Season B Minimum stay 7 nights.

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