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Stromboli Excursions
Stromboli, where according to legend Eolo lived, in size the fourth of the Aeolian Islands, a renowned tourist destination, & Grave; the emerged part of a volcano still active and is located off the northern coast of Sicily.
Today the island is inhabited mostly in the eastern part, towards Punta Lena, in correspondence to a flat area between the slopes of the volcano and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Two main hamlets, San Vincenzo, about 500 inhabitants, where the ships that supply the island and bring tourists dock, and Ginostra, smaller, with a few dozen houses and reachable only by sea.
You can stay in scenic hotels or rent houses and apartments. The main attraction of the island is the volcano, which can be visited safely accompanied by guides. A unique show that in the evening, by the will of the inhabitants who have decided to keep the lights off, it is possible to admire from all over the island.
The Strombolicchio is located a little further north of Stromboli and is a rock actually residual of an ancient volcanic fireplace, or stopper of the Stromboli volcano according to ancient legends. It houses a Marina lighthouse and can be visited during the tourist season. It is possible to swim in the coral seabed, a true paradise for divers.
The Church of San Vincenzo, reachable from the narrow coastal road, overlooks the typical Aeolian houses, small and pretty. From the terrace of the church of San Vincenzo you can see the Strombolicchio, in addition to the village of the island and the beautiful Tyrrhenian Sea.
written by John Maxwell - Last update: 25/10/2021
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