The history of Filicudi, such as for the whole archipelago develops into the sea, the source of support, work and innovation. The population’s vocation towards the sea, and the inescapable bond with it, formed in the course of millennia, marked the whole cultural panorama and the life’s style, even today, evident in local traditions. The need of support pushed, for millennia, the inhabitants towards the sea, the inexhaustible source of primary resource. Sailing the waters of the archipelago, which rapidly sink more than 2,000 metres, is an unforgettable experience which will totally please you. Sailing the Aeolians, without watching out for dangers which are there, may bring unpleasant surprises. Being of volcanic origin, the coasts, in numerous points, are surrounded by rocks and shallows near to the shore. Filicudi is principally formed by two elevations: Fossa delle Felci, 773m high, whose southern slopes are steep and uninhabited, while northern and eastern sides are cultivated and inhabited; another elevation is that of Capo Graziano, 174m high, connected with the other one by a flat isthmus, which from the sea makes the islands appear like two independent islands. The seabed around the island are very deep, except for the northern and the north-eastern part, where it is advisable to sail at proper distance because of the rocks.

Filicudi Porto

Coordinates: 38 ° 33 ’68 N 14 ° 35′, 00 E

Another point where to watch out is the one corresponding to the south-eastern point of Capo Graziano, where a shallow of 2,5 m makes the sailing very dangerous, especially in case of rough sea. On the north-eastern side it is possible to sail without any danger between La Canna and Filicudi, well-known for its rocks and its wonderful seabed which do not exceed 17 metres of depth. The adjacent port area of the Port of Filicudi seabed allow the mooring, even if you should watch out for underwater cables, and for meteorological conditions because this point is very exposed to winds of I quadrant and, partly to those of sirocco. To the north from Capo Graziano there is a creek where a pier made of concrete was built; it is 55m long and 12 m large, the depth in the header is of 9m and of 6m on the broads, it is equipped with bollards and fenders, permitting the mooring to small boats, and being a good shield against the winds of III quadrant, and mediocre with those of II and IV one. The most safe harbour against the winds of I quadrant is near the Beach of Le Punte, situated on the southernmost part of Capo Graziano. The frontal part of the pier is used only by ferries, the southern one to hydrofoils, while the northern one is used by pleasure crafts and by fishers’ boats, with the only condition not to hamper line means.

Pecorini a Mare

Coordinates: 38°33’,45 N 14°34’ E

The harbour area is equipped with gas station, slipway, crane, water valves, electric energy, and there are also the services of mooring, storage facilities, and garbage truck. Watch out for underwater breakwater, situated between the slipway and the wharf. The jetty of Pecorini, situated south of the mountainous principal complex in correspondence to the namesake hamlet, represents a good mooring point for the pleasure-boat owners, who can use a jetty 45m long, and 10 m large, with a seabed in extremity of 8m, and of 4-5m at sides. It is a good shield against the winds of I and IV, while it is completely exposed to those coming from the II and the III quadrant. The only provided services in the adjacent area are: a crane, boat storage, mooring and garbage truck.

Alicudi is the most isolated and the most western among the seven islands of the Aeolian archipelago. For the itinerary which will permit you to start the discovery of its beautiful coasts, it is recommended an extreme attention to the meteorological conditions because there are no shelters and the first safety shelter is found in Lipari, around 30 miles to the south-east. The periplus of the island is of 6 miles and has no shelters; in fact, the sea surrounds the whole coastal lines. The lading of the island is that of Cala Palomba, of recent construction. It is found on the south-eastern side compound of a “T-shaped” pier, made of reinforced concrete, and of 10 metres long. In this area there is a sign light of white colour, equipped with laser scanners which permit the docking of hydrofoils, ferries, and the development of the island’s activities.

Boat tour of the island

The area adjacent the pier is completely lacking of services connected to navigation; there are neither water nor fuel supplies, nor buoy moorings. These services are available: cranes, garbage trucks, the post-office, a public call box, and some little food markets selling the essentials. For the boaters there is a small pier , about ten metres long, which permits moorings of fishing boats inferior to 1,5 metres. The visitors cannot avoid the island’s circumnavigation, the unique way to discover the inaccessible isles, the small caves and the wild eastern side which showed the mighty volcanic activity, imprinting irrevocably the mountain’s profile. Moving from the pier, in eastern direction, there is the beach adjacent the port. Alicudi is an island of semi-circular base; its coastal morphology is linear, without any creeks or strips of land which go towards the sea: that is why it is impossible to find any safety shelter during strong coastal storms.

In the first stretch it is possible to admire the rock surrounded by towering cliffs, where one part of the village of San Bartolo is situated, up to the mountain, with its characteristic church of the nineteenth century and the partly uncultivated terraces. In Bazzina suburb, not far away from the other one, the seabed does not exceed 10 metres, and is a perfect place where to swim and to enjoy the luxuriant fauna which populates the seabed.

To the north-east, after having passed Punta Rossa, called so because of its rock’s colour, you start to glimpse the unpopulated part of the island. It is about a harsh, wild and dark zone ,crossed by “Fili” (thin strips of already consolidated lava which, intertwining, harmoniously mark the mountain’s profile) and big valleys, excavated in lava. The great part of the western side of the island is totally inhabited and uncultivated, there are no paths which cross it and also the coastal zone is inaccessible because of high rock, obstructing the mooring.

Going on, you will find Scoglio Galera. This area seems to be a continuation of the coast, and is animated by a variegated and multi-coloured marine flora.

It is a magic place for those keen of snorkelling. The next step is that of Canalone dell’Arpa, a wide creek which, during eruptions, pours lava and debris towards the sea. At this point, only one step divides you from the Alicudi dock. Going all over this path it is possible to catch wonderful panoramic glimpses on the extreme point of Scario Vecchio, the former dock of the island, and of Arco Perciato, a natural arch-shaped rocky formation.

The island of Panarea, the smallest of the Aeolians, is situated to the north-east from the promontory of Milazzo, 3km long and 2km large, it covers the surface of 3,3 sq. km extending upon a periplus of 5 miles. The island is crossed by a dorsal, which divides it from north to south, and reaches its peak with Pizzo del Corvo (421m), upon which an iron rood is clearly visible. The inhabited zone is situated on the eastern and the south-western side, where the morphology of the territory becomes milder, leaving space to timid slopes, sometimes flat. The northern and the western side is rocky, crossed by steep cliffs. In the coastal zone the high walls make it difficult, or even impossible the moor operations. The island lacks a safe harbour; the nearest is 11,5 miles away from the Lipari port, or 14 miles away from the eastern port of Vulcano. There is no particular danger to sail in proximity of Panarea, obviously at safe distance from the coast. On the contrary, pay particular attention if you navigate next to Basiluzzo, Lisca Bianca, Bottaro and Dattilo because of the rocks under the water surface and numerous shallows. A half a mile on the south-east of Panarea there are Le Formiche rocks (38° 37,55– N 015°05,14′ E) of a little visibility, red sector for those who sail at night. Pay great attention to this area. From the marine point of view, the western side of Panarea offers good shelters from the winds blowing from north and west thanks to several coves on the side. The advised points for the landing are:

Cala Junco

(38°37,28′ N – 015°03,38′ E)

Cala Junco, situated to the south of Milazzese promontory upon a sandy seabed, is a great landing point in case of winds blowing from north and north-west.

Milazzese Bay

( 38°37,62E 015°04,12′E)

In the Milazzese Bay it is possible to moor in 7-8 m of water depth; the bay reveals to be a great harbour in case of winds blowing from north and north-west.

Cala della Nave

(38°38,81N -019°03,71 E)

If the winds blow from the south the unique sheltered harbour is that of Cala della Neve, situated on the north-western side of the island, next to the Nave rock. The nearing to the harbour is quite safe, but because of the rocky seabed, it is better to use a buoy.

Ditella dock

(N38° 38,261 – E15°04,592)

The principal dock is that of Scalo Ditella, situated to the east in proximity of the inhabited centre of San Pietro, where a pier nearly 100m long and 10m large ergs upon a sandy seabed, permitting the landing of hydrofoils, ferries, and the execution of the normal economic activities. The southern side of the pier is only used for hydrofoils. The pier’s header together with the first 5 metres on the northern side are used for a landing and the ferries’ manoeuvres; the remaining parts of the pier at the north id used by fishers and boaters. The pier suffers the winds of the I, II and the IV quadrants, and represents a good shelter in case of winds of the III quadrant. The landing in the range of 200 metres from the pier’s header is forbidden. There are the services of fuel, hydric provision, outside storing, rubbish service, and landing. Furthermore, next to the port area there is the slipway, a floating crane, cashpoint, a drugstore, a grocery, hotels, and Emergency medical Service. For the boaters next to the moor of the island there is a buoy mooring berth with a transfer service. It is better to reserve , especially in simmer period, in order to assure a place.

Via Drautto, Panarea (Isole Eolie) Tel. 333.4233161 / 330.849295 / 328.2830153 email:nautilusnoleggio@tiscali.it

Basiluzzo

 (N38 39.853 E15 06.867)

Basiluzzo is a part of the same volcanic complex of Panarea, such as other rocks Lisca Bianca, Dattilo, Bottaro, Lisca Nera, Panarelli and Le Formiche, which seem to form a stand-alone archipelago between Lipari and Stromboli. While sailing between several isles and rocks, pay attention not only to the rocks, many of which are not visible, but also to the sea traffic which in summer period reaches great proportions. The island of Basiluzzo ,situated round 2 miles away from the promontory of Peppamaria in the north-eastern direction, has a dimension of circa 1km of length from east to west, 500 m from north to south, and is the major of the satellites surrounding the island. The island at maximum reaches a height of 165 m, and quite the whole coast line is abrupt and inaccessible, except a small piece of the beach next to the eastern point which allows the small boats to moor. From this beach an ancient and subjected to landslides path climbs till an open space, where the ruins of an ancient Roman villa are situated, with mosaic floors and multi-coloured walls; moreover for the fond of depths at 7,5m of depth near the small bay you can see the ruins of the old boat house of the Roman period. From the isle’s peak it is possible to admire the sunsets upon Stromboli and Panarea. To the west, near Basiluzzo, there is Spinazzola rock, a charming rocky formation, no more accessible, but where it is possible to dive into clear waters.

Lisca Bianca

(N38 38.389 E15 06.910)

Lisca Bianca, an enormous rock situated at circa 1mile to the east from San Pietro village. Its dimensions do not exceed 300m of length and 150m of width, and the height of round 30m. Its whitish colour which gave the name to the rock is due to the already vanished activity of fumarole, which however continue their gas emanation at a few metres from the island; a great scene for those who like snorkelling. They can also visit the Grotta degli Innamorati (Cave of the Lovers) , and perhaps, according to tradition, seal their love with a kiss.

Dattilo

(N38 38.427 E15 05.896)

Dattilo, situated to the west of Lisca Bianca, between this one and Panarea, is slightly inferior in length, compared to the last one, and stands out for its pyramidal shape; its peak arrives to 103 m of height. Rocky coasts are interrupted by small gaps and caves; the western part is more rocky, and there are the rocks of Guglia di Dattilo, while on the eastern side the coast is made of steep slopes.

Bottaro

(N38 38.277 E15 06.615)

Bottaro, the third as dimension, is situated to the south-west of Lisca Bianca, and is mostly visited because of gas emanations from the seabed, giving life to a suggestive scenery only few meters towards north from this isle. La Sorgente dei Quadrati creates a unique landscape; carbon dioxide and sulphide hydrogen from the depth reach the surface making the waters boil.

Lisca Nera

(N38 38.112 E15 06.615)

Lisca Nera, a small rock of the elongated shape, a hundred of meters long to the south-west from Bottaro, stands out from other rocky formations of dark colours which surround Panarea; this is the origin of the name.

Panarelli e Le Formiche

 (N38 37.639 E15 05.014) (N38 38.552 E15 05.956)

Panarelli e Le Formiche, two groups of rocks located respectively to the north-west from Dattilo, and to the west from the coast area of Milazzese promontory. Pay attention because they are hard to see.

Salina is the second island of the archipelago as extension, separated from Lipari by a channel of 2km, where the depth is not superior of 400m. Situated in the central position it assumes a strategic role; an ideal point of reconnaissance for those who want to explore the isles without giving up a well-equipped touristic boathouse, and a village able to satisfy every kind of need. The island is easily discoverable thanks to its two mighty mountains: Mount Fossa delle Felci, and Mount Porri, which respectively represent the first and the third highest peaks of the Aeolians. Salina has a coastal morphology of an extraordinary beauty, and you cannot avoid visiting such places as: the Pollara Bay which with Balate zone, its stack, and the natural rocky arch, constitute the submersed part of the collapsed crater where the homonym village is situated; the beautiful lake of Lingua, divided from the sea by a thin piece of earth; the small commune of Malfa with its typical houses which dominate the headland; the small fishers’ village of Rinella, which, from its bay where the sea boils, climbs up a steep slope; and many other things will admire you and will create a desire to come back again. On the island, which is 13miles long, there are Santa Marina and Rinella ports for the mooring of ferries and hydrofoils, a touristic boathouse in Santa Marina, a boas camp in Rinella, and docks of Punta Lingua, Scalo Galera, and Capo Faro, no more usable because destroyed by storm surges.

Port of Santa Marina

38 ° 33 ’18 “N; 14 ° 52 ‘, 46 ”

• Water surface area: 25,000 sq.m.
• Length available for berthing at docks: 210 m
• Length available for berthing piers: 240 m
• Quay level: 1.50 m
• Quote piers: 0.70 m
• Basin depth: 1 to 5 m
• Protection: Good in nearly all conditions
• Access time: 7:00 to 21:00.
• Speed: up to 3 knots.
• Seabed: sandy.
• Depth: on the quay from 4.6 to 6 m.
• Radio: VHF channel 11 dock Salina.
• Moorings: 150.
• Maximum length: 40 m.
• Prohibitions is prohibited sailing and the use of anchors in the port;
• Winds: NW dominant.
• Prevailing: SW-NW.
• Contacts: Porto v Aeolian. the dock – 98050 S. Marina Salina tel. 090.9843473 – cell. 346.0220362 E-mail: info@portodelleeolie.com
• web site: www.portodelleeolie.com

Situated in the eastern zone of the island, corresponding an economical centre of the island, the port is provided with a landing place for hydrofoils and ferries, and a touristic boathouse, surrounded by a breakwater fortification with wharves, having a capacity of 150 boats. Provided with the slipway, it offers good means, and a well-hidden port in every condition; it suffers the winds blowing from the south-west. The zone next to the port is well-served, and is the only place of the island where to refuel; there are also hotels, restaurants, groceries, Emergency Medical Service, foodstuffs, workshops, info point, and the post-office. On the south of the boathouse there is a wharf of Pozzo D’Agnello, which during good conditions, makes it possible to moor.

Port of Rinella

38 ° 32 ’75 N 14 ° 49′, 60 E

• Depth: on the quay from 0.5 to 4 m.
• Winds: III and IV quadrant.
• Seabed: sandy.
• Shelter: from the winds of the second and first quadrant.
• Contacts: Nautical Center Salina tel. 339.5040138 email: tommaso@centronauticosalina.it web site: www.centronauticosalina.it

The small landing place, situated in the picturesque bay of Rinella is constituted of a wharf, where a pier of 100 metres starts, and makes it possible to moor liners, and to land touristic ships. In the Rinella bay, in front of the small beach, there is a boas camp, repaired by a quay on the west, and by a cliff on the east, but suffering from the winds blowing from the south. The boa camp offers the bus 24h service, and there is a diving centre inside the port, too. Pay attention to the rocks present circa 200m from the quay in correspondence to the Ariana Hotel, easily recognizable by the half- body statues, which compose the façade.

Port of Scalo Galera

38°34’,85 N 14°50’,55 E

• Seabed: rocky and muddy.
• Depths: 1 to 4 m
• Moorings: approximately 10
• Winds: NE summer; south-west and west in winter.
• Shelter: twenty of the II, III and IV quadrant.: twenty of the II, III and IV quadrant.

Galera Slipway, situated on the northern side of the island, near to the commune of Malta, includes: a pier, going till the eastern side up to 80km. On the western side a curvilinear pier surrounds a perimeter. The port is equipped with a slipway. Pay attention to the low seabed near the pier’s head, and during the entrance proceedings to the port, as there are two cement outcropping blocks, situated at the centre of mouthpiece. At Galera slipway the amplification works are made.

Pier of Lingua

38°32’,50 N 14°52’,30 E

A pier of 50m, situated in Lingua fraction, permits a mooring of small boats on the southern side of a pier. Pay attention to sea bed, which do not exceed 2m of depth.

Tour of Salina by boat

Between various activities you cannot lose the tour of the island, the best means to admire the sea, the beaches, and the bizarre rocky formations, and the residential centres with typical characterizing whitewashed habitations. If you have no boat, you can hire it, or book an excursion; there are a lot of agencies which do this work. Leaving from Santa Marina in northern direction, once passed a charming village, you will find yourself in few minutes at Scoglio Cacato, a place where it is possible to admire the volcanic origin of this bay immerged into perfectly clear and crystalline waters. The next stop is Capo Faro, characterized by a high rock surrounded by towering cliffs upon the sea surmounted by a lighthouse, where the most fearless can go through a steep mule track. Going in the same direction you will find Scario Galera Port, you will find the port Scario Galera, surmounted by a peculiar commune of Malfa, where you then arrive. In Punta Perciato, where you will be welcomed by a suggestive arch of volcanic rock, shaped by sea and wind, which opens the view upon an amazing Pollara Bay, situated upon the remains of a collapsed crater; an extraordinary succession of small creeps, perpendicular walls, caves mounted in lava, enclosed on the North by Perciato, an unusual mount full of the shelters excavated in tuff, and dominated by the stack of Pollara. Like a castle, in the middle of the sea, it ergs as a protection of the one of the most beautiful bays of the archipelago, a real paradise for the fans of snorkelling. The Pollara Bay is enclosed by Filo di Branda on the south, a mighty rock upon the reddish sea. Once passed the Racina caves, Levi starts emerging , situated upon an upland of around 200 metres high, till you arrive to the picturesque fraction of Rinella, a small fishers’ village, where the unique sandy beach of the island is situated, surmounted by the caves excavated into the rocks, once used as shelters for boats. On the low and sandy depths, beyond the marine flora and fauna can observe the volcanic activity, consisting in phenomena called sconcassi (upheavals), which are manifested with gas emanation and vapours from depths. The tour goes on along the slopes of the massive Fossa delle Felci, till you reach Punta Lingua, where to admire the salty lake, the lighthouse which surmounts it, and small houses which sinuously create a contrast with the environment. The last piece of the coast, passing through the Canne and Pozzo d’Agnello beaches, till the Santa Marina port, is flat.

Lipari is the largest island of Aeolian archipelago; it extends over the surface of 37,6 km ², 9 km long, and circa 5 km large. Lipari is the second island for the distance from the Sicilian coast, and is divided from the volcano by a small part of sea, of half a mile circa, called Bocche di Vulcano. It is about 22 miles away from the Milazzo Port. Lipari, with its 11.000 population, compared to other Aeolian islands, assumes the connotations of a town; there are a hospital with the hyperbaric chamber, a safe port, and all those support services necessary to navigators.

The main docks, like touristic ports are situated on the east side, divided between them by a rocky hill where the castle of Lipari is situated. Inside this fortification you can find : the archaeological museum, and various historical buildings and archaeological sites.
38 28 3N – 14 57 4E

Located north of the Castello, there is Punta Scaliddi, going till the pier, which borders the northern side. The commercial pier is used as a landing place for ferries, as well as the first 20 meters of the adjacent pier, situated on the left side, and cleared to facilitate the moves. The remaining part, circa 120 meters of the pier , are used by touristic boats, which are permitted to stop only for passengers’ landing and boating; during the evening time the stop is only permitted to the pleasure boats. The northern part of pierce of 70m around, with the seabed of 8m in the header is used for the stop of pleasure boats, excepting the last 10m, used for lifeboats. The port complex has a capacity of circa 50 boats, the pier’s depth between 4 and 10 meters, and it suffers from eastern winds, grecale and sirocco. Pay great attention while crossing the ferries.
The Canneto landing on the North of Marina Lunga is situated after the Monte Rosa hill, where a pier of 60m overlooks upon a sandy seabed between 2 and 5 meters. The pier’s header is used for the boats transporting people, only for time necessary for landing and boating. The northern and the southern side of the pier, where the stairs are collocated, are used for landing and boating of small touristic units. The pier suffers from the winds of the 1 and the 2 quadrant, and constitutes a perfect shelter for libeccio and mistral winds. It is possible, paying a great attention to submarine cables, anchor at the northern part of the Monte Rosa Hill, upon a seabed between 10 and 70 m from the coast.
Portinente is the docking situated southern of the Marina Corta, usable only by small boats of little fishing, near to a pier, 50m away from the foreshore; it is possible to anchor upon a sandy seabed of 10m. It suffers from the winds of the 1 and 2 quadrant.
38 28 55N – 14 57 88E

The small port of Pignataro, situated northern of Lipari’s Castello ; constituted of a breakwater pier with wharves, provided with bollards, and moorings, has a maximum capacity of 250 boats. The pier’s header on the North delimits the boathouse, and is only used for ferries. The shelter port of Pignataro extends over a surface of a crystalline water of 34,000m²; but only 6,000m² are assigned for tourists’ receiving, whose capacity is of 40 boats. The boathouse of a recent construction, has a sliding slipway, cranes up to 70 tons, garbage service, telephone, wall sockets; besides, near to the area there are: a hospital, a hotel, banks, post offices, chemists’, workshops, pubs, restaurants, foodstuffs, and all those services connected sea tourism, and others. The boathouse offers a perfect shelter in the case of winds from the 1st to the 4th quadrant, but is exposed to the strong winds of osthro and libeccio; the winds of the south-east provoke undertows. Be careful, especially during the evening hours to the numerous buoys at the west of the boathouse, which make it difficult to access.

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+39 368 668535 Email:info@eolmare.com www.eolmare.com

The boathouse of Marina Corta, located south of the Castello fortification, consists of a pier at “Y”, where at the point of the two pier’s cross, the San Onofrio Church is situated. The unusual shape forms the two boathouses: the bigger one is collocated northern of the church, it has many wharves, and is delimited by a pier extending in the north-eastern direction; mainly used by fishing boats. The second boathouse, collocated south, and much more smaller, allows to moor small pleasure boats, usually occupied by charterers. It is forbidden the docking on the south-eastern side of the pier, intended for hydrofoils and line catamarans. The boathouse is a decent shelter, because it is exposed only to sirocco winds on the South, while on the north it offers an insufficient protection against winds of the 1st quadrant. The surface assigned to amusement is of 500m² out of a total 10,000m² of water, and it allows a reception of only 10 boats.
The port complex of Porticello is situated north-east of the extreme Punta delle Castagne, collocated north-east of Lipari, is composed of various piers, and even if it does not assume a touristic role, we decided to cite it. The northern pier is used for a docking of ferries and cargo ships; the two southern metallic ones are for an exclusive use of one society.
Located north of Castello it extends from this point towards Pignataro Port; the bay has 5 piers, and is ruled by the winds blowing from the south, south-east, east, and north-east.