On Stromboli this is, not least, due to the fact that Aliscafi and ships may be unable to land under adverse weather conditions. Camping is also neither allowed nor advisable on the volcano. Hygiene is one reason, your personal safety another. Read more here . There are several food shops, a pharmacy and one bakery on Stromboli.
Major hotels take credit cards or Eurocheques.
There is a post office near the church of San Vincenzo. A very useful shop opened on Stromboli in 2000, selling and renting hiking gear. The centre is in a not too obvious mobile container, between Hotel Ossidiana in Scari and the diesel operated electrical power station. Climbing Stromboli Climbing to the top of Stromboli is, by law, severely restricted and only permitted if you join a guided tour. Guides take groups of tourists to the summit, weather permitting, on most days during the season.