Italy
The volcanoes of the Mediterranean, by boat from island to island
Italy
The Aeolian Islands and Sicily: Palermo, the crossing from Milazzo to Lipari and Vulcano, its hot mud and fumaroles, Stromboli and its night-time eruptions, then Etna and Taormina.
When
April to October
Price
From 1 593€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
7 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-3
The capital and the archipelago.
Day 1
Arrival in Palermo
Flight to Palermo, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Palermo
Palermo, its markets, the Palatine Chapel and its Byzantine mosaics, the cathedral and the Quattro Canti.
Day 3
Milazzo – Lipari
Drive to Milazzo and hydrofoil to Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands.
Days 4-8
Vulcano, Stromboli and Etna.
Day 4
Vulcano
Vulcano, its great crater, sulphur fumaroles, hot mud baths and black sand beaches.
Day 5
Stromboli
By boat around Panarea to Stromboli, and the show of eruptions at nightfall from the sea.
Day 6
Milazzo – Catania
Back to Sicily and the drive to Catania.
Day 7
Etna – Taormina
Etna, Europe's highest active volcano, its extinct craters at 1,900 metres, then Taormina and its Greco-Roman theatre facing the sea.
Day 8
Back to France
Transfer to Palermo airport and fly to France.
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