You can get here from Palermo and Messina, but the best connections are the ferries and aliscafi from Milazzo to Lipari. Smaller boats connect Lipari and the other islands daily. L ipari is the main island, and generally offers the best accommodations. The people are warm and friendly, and their town's romantic citadel offers an uninterrupted record of its inhabitants from Neolithic times, featuring an extensive acropolis. Lipari's beaches are black, thanks to the obsidian which made it prosperous in ancient times.
T ake day trips to the other islands.
Vulcano , an extinct volcano inhabited by 400 islanders, is studded with fantastic formations, both above ground and under water. Click here for more information on the Aeolian Islands.