Visit this Aeolian island instead. Just a boat ride from Sicily, ... First is the Spiaggia di Rinella black sand beach, which is ideal for spending a relaxing afternoon soaking up the sun.

Lipari overflows with effortless Mediterranean charm that's built up over millennia and multiple civilizations. The island's old center is replete with quaint square buildings dotted with tiny ...

It's part of the Aeolian Islands of Italy, which are the seven volcanic islands located off the western coast. ... Forgia Vecchia, for example, is considered the most beautiful beach on the island.

Locals call them the "shape-shifting" or "floating" islands. That's because the Aeolian archipelago has been sculpted and destroyed by volcanic activity over the millennia. Named after the ...

Stromboli is the furthest Aeolian Island north of Sicily, and its active volcano has been erupting continually for more than 2,000 years.Thanks to this volcanic activity, the island is home to ...

"After three fun but frantic days in Palermo — the hyperactive Sicilian capital is not for the faint-hearted — we’ve come to the largest of the seven Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea ...