The Climate of the Aeolians Islands The climate of the Aeolian Islands is always temperate, typical of the central-Mediterranean zones, influenced both by its latitude and geographical position, and by the presence of the sea. During winter days the thermometer does not goes under 14°, and the summers are never torrid because mitigated by marine breeze. The medium temperatures vary from 14°C during the winter period (December/ January), to 20° C of the spring season (April-May), to 27°C during the summer season (July), and to 21°C of the autumn season (October). The medium annual temperature varies from 21° and 16°C….
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La granita
La granita The Aeolian islands are the reign of Eolus, the god of the wind, that wind that in course of millennia accompanied different populations far from their mother earth towards those islands so harsh and wild, but at the same time, so beautiful and pure. The conqueror populations, guests, and sometimes discoverers, each of them contributed to the creation of a complex puzzle, today making part of the vast traditional Sicilian cooking. A relevant example of this mix of flavours and traditions created one of the milestones of the Sicilian confectionary, its majesty the granita, an uncontested protagonist of…
How to reach the Aeolian Islands
How to reach the Aeolian Islands In this page we will try to clarify the use of transport means towards the Aeolians. It is good to highlight that none of the islands has an airport, and the unique way to reach them are hydrofoils and ferries. The only exception are the helicopters because some of the companies provide transfer service, connecting the archipelago with the airports of Catania, Reggio Calabria, and Palermo. The main port of the Aeolian Islands is that of Milazzo. In the ports of Palermo, Messina, Reggio Calabria, and Naples there are some connections with the archipelago,…
The Aeolian Characteristic Products
The Aeolian Characteristic Products The Aeolian Isles are well-known for their good typical products, making the Aeolian cooking one of the most peculiar and variegated cooking of the national culinary panorama. It is about a cooking full of opposing flavours. The history of the Aeolian Islands is the following of different cultures which mixing and unifying, left a rich culinary heritage, different flavours , which wisely bound, give us unique and peculiar tastes. Each recipe is based upon the use of herbs which, thanks to a masterly use, make the dishes full of flavour and unexpected sensations. The Aeolian Capers…
Malvasia – The vine of the volcanoes
Malvasia – The vine of the volcanoes “The wine of the volcanoes” (called so by Guy de Maupassant in his work “ Vita errante” , “The Wandering Life”, who was fascinated by its incredible flavours) was defined as the syrup of dense and sweetened sulphur which permeate all the palate (“devil’s vine”). The name comes from a Christian legend dating back to the Muslim domination. According to this legend, a farmer who carried an amphora of Muscat vine, met a government, and prayed God so that it got changed into the mallow (malva) vine. He exclaimed: “Malva sia”. The wine…
Cinema
Cinema The birth of cinema left a strong print in the cultural background of the islanders, changing in this way the Aeolians’ essence. The first to promote the amazing landscapes of the Aeolian archipelago were the founders of Panaria Film: Francesco Alliata from Villafranca, Quintino from Naples, Pietro Moncada, and Renzo Avanzo, Rossellini’s cousin. These prominent personalities of the ‘40s, with the aid of their handmade equipment ,and rudimental techniques, created a diving suit for a movie camera, in order to realize shoots in apnoea. Their techniques became more elaborated with the production of a series of documentaries: Bianche Eolie…
Underwater archaeology
Underwater archaeology The sea has always been admired not only for its beauty, but also for the richness which can derive and really deriving from it. The history teaches us that the lucky coasts bathed by the sea have always been indisputable “ladies” of trade, of creation of communication networks, and exchanges between countries. The sea’s pearls are a precious resource from many points of view, from natural beauties to the possibilities of man to intervene on nature, without altering it negatively, for the development of an eco-friendly economy. The typical examples of history repeating itself teaches us we all…
Aeolian Islands experience
Aeolian Islands experience The immense rocks, the landscapes of the lunar aspect, wild nature, active volcanoes, cosy coves, stacks, the solfatara, mountains of white pumice, bizarre rocky formations, crystalline waters and all the smells of a population which was capable to preserve its own identity, its traditions and customs. The islands of winds and of the sun, the Aeolians, the “Seven Pearls of the Mediterranean”, marked by their volcanic origin, constitute a paradise inducing relax and evasion, a unique archipelago in the world, a privileged universe, where the temperate climate rules 12 months a year; so similar and so different,…
San Bartolomeo Celebration Alicudi
San Bartolomeo Celebration Alicudi On August 24 in Alicudi takes place the San Bartolomeo celebration, a very important holiday for all of the Aeolian Islands. The day of celebration of the saint patron of the Aeolian Islands recalls the attention of many tourists and is a particularly important day, celebrated on each island according to own traditions. In Alicudi the Saint Bartolomeo celebration is made of moments of pray and the statue of olive, kept in the new church of Alicudi, is carried during the procession on the shoulders of some of the inhabitants. After it there is the procession…
Aeolian Islands
The Aeolian Islands Under the man’s inquiring and sharp glance, The Aeolian Islands offer a dreamy scenery, the mighty rocks, rising from clear waters, working like mirrors for a nocturnal moon landscape so beautiful to inspire verses, words, and images of the most romantic poets; the charm of the pristine nature. This is the first breath-taking image which surprises a man in front of the greatest artists’ masterpiece of the world: the nature. Unique in their genre the Aeolians are the land of a beauty which goes back to an unmistakable wisdom of a population , who was capable to…
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