Casa poeti is the perfect rustic dream, it's a charming house with some beautiful features. The outdoor shower is a pleasure to use, especially on hot days, maybe not so when it's cooler. We had fun negotiating the well too, a very sustainable use of rain water. If you enjoy or are in need of peace, tranquility and nature then this is definitely the place to be. The sunsets are stunning, it's also the perfect place to watch a storm happening miles away. There are a couple of beaches, one in particular is very nice, lazzaro, there are no sandy beaches but the lava trails make the most beautiful rugged landscape. This island involves a lot of steep climbs to get to places and it definitely keeps you fit. Michele was a wonderful host and dropped by to make sure we were OK after the storm. He left us some very delicious capers, I think they were home grown, we enjoyed adding them to various meals.
It's a good spot to travel to other islands, you can buy tickets from one of the 2 local shops. We visited Lipari, which is enormous compared to Ginostra. We hadn't seen a car for days which felt unusual. The one piece of advice is to use a rucksack as luggage, it's tricky with a suitcase, but you can hire a donkey to carry your luggage if you need to. I believe they have to be booked in advance.
We would like to thank Michele, his daughter and their wonderful family friends for welcoming us to the island, the family friends very kindly showed us around and gave us useful tips, which we greatly appreciated.
Everyone we came in contact with was warm and friendly.