THE HIDDEN Aeolian Islands 30 June to 7 July 2020 Highlights The Aeolian Islands have been described as the pearls of the Personal Australian Escort Mediterranean and showcase beautiful Visits Each Aeolian Island beaches, spectacular views and Typical Aeolian Food Tasting enchanting sunsets. The islands have Farewell Dinner in Lipari been an extraordinary and breathtaking destination for travellers worldwide Join your personal Tour since the times of classical mythology. Escort, Silvana Parisi on Panarea, Stromboli, Salina, Alicudi, this unique and wonderful Filicudi, Lipari and Vulcano will captivate tour as she takes you on you in many different ways. Each Island an unforgettable journey will offer you an astounding contrast in to her homeland. landscape, colours, cuisine, nightlife, shopping and relaxation. $3198.00 Per Person Twin Share (LAND ONLY) Single Supplement $525.00 Children 3-10yrs $2838.00 per person (sharing with adults). Itinerary > TUE 30 JUN 20 Alicudi with its typical mule tracks and little houses Arrival at Lipari scattered on the volcanic cone and Filicudi where On arrival at Catania Airport, we will be we will visit the “Bue Marino Grotto” and the highest transferred by private bus to Milazzo Port for our volcanic neck of the Aeolian islands “La Canna” by hydrofoil transfer to Lipari Island. On arrival we boat. You will have time to swim, relax and explore will be met by our local assistant who will take the islands. Lunch not included. Return to Lipari us to our hotel where our tour program will be in the late afternoon. Dinner in typical Aeolian explained. Our home for the next 7 nights will be restaurant and overnight at the hotel. (BD) Residence La Giara. Dinner will be in a typical Aeolian restaurant. (D) > SAT 04 JUL 20 Tour Lipari and Salina > WED 01 JUL 20 After breakfast this morning we will sail along the Tour Vulcano west coast of Lipari enjoying the different colours of After breakfast, we will board our boat for the the island, the white pumice, the blue sea, the black short journey to Vulcano and tour the island by obsidian and the yellow broom. The island of Salina sea. We will visit the Horse’s Grotto, Venus in front of us will welcome us with all its beauty. We Natural Swimming Pool and swim in the island’s will arrive at S. Marina and take a bus tour of the beautiful sea before our stop over on the island. island. We will stop at the little town of Pollara, built Once there, you have the opportunity to climb to in the half sunken crater of a volcano and introduced the crater optional (391 m, 3 hours return trip) or to the world in the film “Il Postino” with Massimo have time to visit the town, relax in the thermal Troisi. Salina one of the main centres of capers mud baths or visit the Geothermal Swimming production and we will visit a caper farm. Lunch Pools enjoying the warmth of the underwater today is included. In the afternoon we return to Lipari fumaroles. Lunch not included. Return to Lipari along the east side and a visit with the opportunity to in the afternoon. Dinner in a typical Aeolian swim at the ”faraglioni”. Dinner in typical restaurant restaurant and overnight at the hotel. (BD) and overnight at the hotel. (BLD) > THU 02 JUL 20 > SUN 05 JUL 20 Tour Panarea and Stromboli Lipari After breakfast, we board our boat to Panarea. After Breakfast, we visit the historic part of Lipari: Our first stop is at Calajunco bay, a natural the Castle, the Cathedral with the Norman cloister reserve, with the chance to swim in its clear and the Archaelogical museum. In the afternoon we waters. We visit the small town and take a walk in take a bus tour of the island of Lipari, stopping at the the narrow streets of the island. A typical Aeolian best view points of Quattrocchi, Quattropani, Pumice packed lunch of arancini, calzoni and pitoni will Quarries and Obsidian flows. Later in the day we be included. In the afternoon we will travel to visit a vineyard and enjoy tastings of fabulous local Stromboli, the black island and one of the most wine and local food products of the island. Take the active volcanoes in the world that usually erupts opportunity this evening to explore the local nightlife. every 20 minutes. Enjoy free time to visit the town Dinner in typical restaurant and overnight at the with its little streets, traditional shops and scenery hotel. (BD) of the 1940’s Roberto Rossellini film before our dinner in local restaurant. At sunset we will go by > MON 06 JUL 20 boat to Strombolicchio, a volcanic neck in north Lipari east of Stromboli, and then to the “Sciara del Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a day at leisure to Fuoco” to see the nightly volcanic eruptions by relax, shop and enjoy a last swim in the beautiful boat. Return to Lipari at night. Overnight at the Tyrrhenian Sea. Optional: Cooking class on hotel. (BLD) Pianoconte including shopping for fish, garden harvest, cooking class and lunch. Tonight we will > FRI 03 JUL 20 enjoy our Farewell Dinner in a typical Aeolian Tour Alicudi and Filicudi restaurant. Overnight at the hotel. (BD) After breakfast, we will visit the most wild and unspoiled of the Aeolian islands, Filicudi and > TUES 07 JUL 20 Alicudi. The calm atmosphere will take you back Departure in time and you will be amazed with volcanic Breakfast at hotel and departure to Milazzo Port. landscapes and archaeological sites. Private bus transfer to Catania Airport. (B) Itinerary > TUE 30 JUN 20 Alicudi with its typical mule tracks and little houses Arrival at Lipari scattered on the volcanic cone and Filicudi where On arrival at Catania Airport, we will be we will visit the “Bue Marino Grotto” and the highest transferred by private bus to Milazzo Port for our volcanic neck of the Aeolian islands “La Canna” by hydrofoil transfer to Lipari Island. On arrival we boat. You will have time to swim, relax and explore will be met by our local assistant who will take the islands. Lunch not included. Return to Lipari us to our hotel where our tour program will be in the late afternoon. Dinner in typical Aeolian explained. Our home for the next 7 nights will be restaurant and overnight at the hotel. (BD) Residence La Giara. Dinner will be in a typical Aeolian restaurant. (D) > SAT 04 JUL 20 Tour Lipari and Salina > WED 01 JUL 20 After breakfast this morning we will sail along the Tour Vulcano west coast of Lipari enjoying the different colours of After breakfast, we will board our boat for the the island, the white pumice, the blue sea, the black short journey to Vulcano and tour the island by obsidian and the yellow broom. The island of Salina sea. We will visit the Horse’s Grotto, Venus in front of us will welcome us with all its beauty. We Natural Swimming Pool and swim in the island’s will arrive at S. Marina and take a bus tour of the beautiful sea before our stop over on the island. island. We will stop at the little town of Pollara, built Once there, you have the opportunity to climb to in the half sunken crater of a volcano and introduced the crater optional (391 m, 3 hours return trip) or to the world in the film “Il Postino” with Massimo have time to visit the town, relax in the thermal Troisi. Salina one of the main centres of capers mud baths or visit the Geothermal Swimming production and we will visit a caper farm. Lunch Pools enjoying the warmth of the underwater today is included. In the afternoon we return to Lipari fumaroles. Lunch not included. Return to Lipari along the east side and a visit with the opportunity to in the afternoon. Dinner in a typical Aeolian swim at the ”faraglioni”. Dinner in typical restaurant restaurant and overnight at the hotel. (BD) and overnight at the hotel. (BLD) > THU 02 JUL 20 > SUN 05 JUL 20 Tour Panarea and Stromboli Lipari After breakfast, we board our boat to Panarea. After Breakfast, we visit the historic part of Lipari: Our first stop is at Calajunco bay, a natural the Castle, the Cathedral with the Norman cloister reserve, with the chance to swim in its clear and the Archaelogical museum. In the afternoon we waters. We visit the small town and take a walk in take a bus tour of the island of Lipari, stopping at the the narrow streets of the island. A typical Aeolian best view points of Quattrocchi, Quattropani, Pumice packed lunch of arancini, calzoni and pitoni will Quarries and Obsidian flows. Later in the day we be included. In the afternoon we will travel to visit a vineyard and enjoy tastings of fabulous local Stromboli, the black island and one of the most wine and local food products of the island. Take the active volcanoes in the world that usually erupts opportunity this evening to explore the local nightlife. every 20 minutes. Enjoy free time to visit the town Dinner in typical restaurant and overnight at the with its little streets, traditional shops and scenery hotel. (BD) of the 1940’s Roberto Rossellini film before our dinner in local restaurant. At sunset we will go by > MON 06 JUL 20 boat to Strombolicchio, a volcanic neck in north Lipari east of Stromboli, and then to the “Sciara del Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a day at leisure to Fuoco” to see the nightly volcanic eruptions by relax, shop and enjoy a last swim in the beautiful boat.