Stromboli boating The history of Stromboli as the entire archipelago revolves around the sea, as a source of income, employment and news. Cinema in the sixties showed the undeniable and important link between these islands and their vocation to fishing and seafaring. In 1960 the team Panaria Film with remarkable spirit of adventure, made the first underwater shots, with the intention to explore a world only known to a small circle of enthusiasts. The vocation of this people to the sea and the close connection formed over thousands of years have marked the culture, that is still visible in the…

Diving at Stromboli The Aeolian Islands, the seven pearls of volconic origin located in the deep waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea a few miles from the Sicilian coast. The archipelago has always attracted sailors and tourists from all over the world for its unique landscapes, its history, its clear waters and rich life, full of contrasts and a history full of eruptions, tidal waves, invasions and piracy. Despite the tourist destination that has developed over the past 50 years has managed to preserve a wild and uncontaminated sea. The depths from contrasting white pumice to those blacks of volcanic origin;…

The volcano of Stromboli The history of Stromboli began about 200,000 years ago, when the first mouth emerged from the sea in the north-east in respect to the island today corrisponding with what is currently Strombolicchio. Today the mouth is only the neck, the eruptive duct solidified and is very resistant to the erosive sea. The current island emerged about 40,000 years later, which are still evident eruptive units belonging to the era of paleostromboli I and II. About 35,000 years ago, the vent moved to the north-west, the stratification of the emission of lava and pyroclastic rocks rose the…

The history of Stromboli Stromboli has been well known since ancient times for its volcano was much to be called the “Lighthouse of the Tyrrhenian” In fact, just follow the route from Naples towards the Aeolian darkness where sudden flashesof light illuminate it at intervals announcing it’s position.The Arabs had named the island Strongyle, while the Greeks Stròmbos,spinning top, because of its volcanic cone that resembles a spinning top. Quoted in mythology as the abode of the god Aeolus, it seems that at Stromboli Odysseus met the god who gave him a leather bag containing the head wind that would…

The sea and the beaches of Stromboli Undoubtedly, the sea is one of the main attractions of the island, if you do not own a boat, do not worry, there are countless places where you can relax on the soft black sand and enjoy the spectacular sea. Stromboli has great beaches but also small and secluded coves: The beach of Forgia Vecchia To the south is a large beach the Forgia Vecchia. Full of pebbles that fall from right underneath the slope of the volcano. A unique landscape located in a small bay where the calm and trasparent waters are…

Strombolicchio A small volcanic island situated about a mile from Stromboli, rappresents the most northern point of the Sicilian region. Baron and an uninhabited Strombolicchio is up to 50 m high and extends over a surface of 300m2. It is part of the same geological base and is a rare example o the volcanic neck formed from the solidification of magma from the inside of the crater , visable due to the erosion of the friable cone. An Aeolian leggend tells the story of the small island and the top of Stromboli that was thrown into the sea during a…