This stay was really lovely! It’s a very immersive experience on an incredibly beautiful and unique island. We were very in awe of the landscape on Stromboli, we hiked to the volcano ourselves and saw lava and went snorkelling and saw beautiful fish (and jelly fish!).
We found Ginostra more beautiful than the main township of Stromboli (which we landed in from Naples), so we were really happy to be on this side of the island. A boat cost us 60 euros from the main Stromboli port to Ginostra and it took about 15 minutes.
It seems like everyone boats around to enjoy the sunset from Ginostra anyway ~ it is something to behold! It’s nice to sit with everyone and drink wine and watch the sunset in front of the church.
Gianluca and his family run a shop and there’s another lovely fresh produce shop with nice veggies and bread for breakfast. We found we didn’t need to leave town while we were there, there are 2 restaurants. We loved the one closest to town!
It was very hot while we were there and the accomodation is very rustic with a simple fan and mosquito net and a seperate bathroom in the garden. This all made it feel very authentic.
Monika, Gianluca’s wife was so lovely and interesting ~ she keeps the place incredibly clean too! She speaks English wonderfully, so we spoke with her mostly and she was really kind and helpful with info about the island.
Stay here if you are after an authentic, rustic, simple and beautiful experience. 💛