Aeolian Islands
3 nights & 4 Days
Seven sisters islands of volcanic origin, each with its strong, unique character and countless natural wonders: this is the Aeolian archipelago, the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site off Sicily’s northern coast. This itinerary offers the opportunity to discover three of the islands - Salina, Panarea, and Stromboli - between beautiful seascapes, spectacular starry nights, and all the flavours of a rich culinary heritage.
Martina Caruso
Chef
Chef Patron of the Signum Restaurant, Martina Caruso is the youngest chef to receive the Michelin Star in Italy. Deeply supportive of small local producers, with her dishes she always aims to enhance the island's agricultural heritage, incorporating contaminations with other territories that result in new ideas and interpretations.
Day 1 - Arrival
Welcome to Salina!
Hotel Signum will be your base for this itinerary. Upon arrival, enjoy a welcome aperitif in this beautiful location in a panoramic position on the island’s northern coast, followed by a delightful welcome dinner paired with local wines.
Overnight at Hotel Signum
Day 2 - Island delights
In the morning you’ll have some free time to explore the beauties of Salina before meeting the De Lorenzo family, who will take you on a tour of their caper farm and share all the secrets behind the island's beloved product.
After lunch, it’s time for you to meet the Virgona family and take a deep dive into the world of Malvasia, Salina’s famous sweet wine.
Overnight at Hotel Signum
Day 3 - Stromboli & Panarea
After breakfast, you’ll board onto a private boat from the port in Salina for a day at sea. Your first stop will be Panarea, the smallest of the islands, where you’ll have some free time to explore its natural wonders and soak up the glamorous atmosphere of its scenic streets. Back on the boat, a tasty picnic by Chef Martina Caruso will accompany you en route to Stromboli, your next stop for the day. The island is home to one of the most active volcanoes in the world and you’ll be able to watch the breathtaking show of glowing magma bursting from its summit craters at regular times throughout the day.
Overnight at Hotel Signum
Day 4 Departure
It is time to say goodbye and see you soon for your next trip!!!!!
Postcards
Discover some of the most remarkable wineries, farms, villages and restaurants you will touch during this journey.
Hotel Signum
Peacefully located on the northern shores of Salina island, Signum is a stunning family-run hotel set in a splendid Eolian villa. It’s a peaceful hideout only a few steps from the sea, framed by luxuriant gardens and complete with an enchanting spa, a gorgeous infinity pool with stunning views, and a renowned Michelin-starred restaurant that celebrates the island's flavours.
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Salina
The second-largest island of the Aeolian archipelago, Salina is a verdant oasis of peace and quiet, with quaint villages, lovely beaches, and grand inactive volcanoes covered in vineyards and lush vegetation. It came under the international spotlight after the Italian movie The Postman showed the world the island's beauties.
Azienda Agricola Virgona
From the fertile hills of Malfa, Virgona produces two lines of wines with protected geographical indication, the Salina Red and the Salina White, as well as the prized Malvasia delle Lipari D.O.C. Passito. This is a sweet wine of ancient origins produced from the Malvasia grapes native to the island. The family personally oversees the entire wine-making process, ensuring high quality products with an absolutely genuine and natural taste.
Sapori Eoliani
Sapori Eoliani is a family-run business in the hamlet of Pollara, which grows capers and caper berries, two of Salina’s traditional products and a precious Slow Food Presidium. Alongside traditional methods and manual processing, the De Lorenzo family constantly invests in research and innovation to improve the quality of its products. The result is a juicy and perfectly shaped product that retains all its natural flavour.
Panarea
Panarea is the queen of the Aeolian Islands. It’s the oldest of the seven sisters but also the smallest: 3.4 square kilometers of pure natural beauty,from stunning diving spots and active underwater fumaroles to natural swimming pools and one of the few sandy beaches in the Aeolian archipelago. What’s more, at night its narrow lanes and scenic footpaths are not illuminated, thus providing the perfect condition to fully appreciate its magnificent starry sky.
Ristorante Capofaro
Helmed by Chef Gabriele Camiolo, Capofaro is the restaurant of the Tasca d’Almerita wine estate. The young sicilian Chef along with his culinary brigade interprets the passion of the Tasca d’Almerita for good food, a deep and rich gastronomic history that combines the lessons of the “monsù” (cooks of the Sicilian and Neapolitan aristocratic houses) and the peasant knowledge of the ancient Sicilian fiefs, reaching up to the present day. A journey of taste and ethics that goes through the concept of “short kilometer”: a system of gardens supplies 70 percent of the produce used in the kitchen. The ancient grains for bread, pasta and other genuine products come from the Regaleali estate. Among these, the bread of Capofaro, awarded by the Gambero Rosso 2018 Restaurant Guide as “Best Bread on the Table” in Italy.
Stromboli
Stromboli is a fascinating island dominated by a fiery volcano that has been continuously active for the past 2000 years. It grumbles all day longo, regularly spitting ashes and lapils up in the sky and into the sea through the Sciara del Fuoco (Street of Fire); locals affectionately call it “iddu” (“he” in the local dialect) as if it were one of them. All around is a wild landscape of black sandy beaches lapped by the blue sea and virtually no roads. The island holds a curious record: the village of Ginostra is home to the smallest harbour in the world!
