Stromboli Island Aeolian Islands Sicily
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Costa Cruises (34 Cruises)
Costa Fascinosa
33 Cruises
Holland America Line (21 Cruises)
ms Oosterdam
21 Cruises
| 14 August | 7 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome | |
| 28 August | 14 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome | |
| 28 August | 24 days | One-way from Barcelona to Trieste |
SeaDream Yacht Club (1 Cruises)
Star Clippers (21 Cruises)
Royal Clipper
7 Cruises
Star Clipper
14 Cruises
Windstar Cruises (16 Cruises)
Star Legend
16 Cruises
| 24 June | 21 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome | |
| 28 June | 17 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Frequently Asked Questions
Ships anchor offshore and tenders run to the Scari landing on the northeast coast, where most island life is concentrated. Like any tendered call, it depends on sea conditions.
Yes, and there is hardly any alternative. Cars are rare: people get around on foot, by scooter or in electric buggies. The village and the beaches are reached from the landing, at the pace of an island that has never known haste.
The climb to Piazza San Vincenzo, the white lanes of the village and the black sand beaches, all reachable on foot. If the schedule allows, a boat trip along the Sciara del Fuoco is the high point of the day.
No, apart from tightly controlled exceptions. Access to the summit zones is strictly regulated: a guide is mandatory and access varies with current activity. Passengers on a call generally stick to the boat or the lower trails, which are more than enough to take the measure of the place.
The 'stream of fire' on the northwest flank: a chute of ash and blocks running from the crater down to the sea, through which the volcano discharges its ejecta. Boat trips run along this flank by day and at dusk, when the explosions throw incandescent sprays into the half-light.
It has been continuously active for millennia, which is precisely why access to the heights is controlled. The lower areas, the village and the beaches remain open and safe under normal conditions, but volcanic activity can change the day's authorizations without notice.
Black. The shoreline north of the landing runs a series of deep black volcanic sand beaches, from Scari to Ficogrande and on toward Piscità. Clear water over a dark bottom, warm sand underfoot and the smoking cone behind: it is the simplest and most memorable activity of a few hours ashore.
The white church and its forecourt, looking out over the sea to the village rooftops and to Strombolicchio, an isolated rock stack offshore topped by a lighthouse, a remnant of the island's oldest volcanic episode. In the evening this is where the village gathers.
Because it means 'him' in dialect. You do not share an island with a permanently active volcano without ending up treating it as somebody. In 1950 Roberto Rossellini filmed here with Ingrid Bergman a picture named after the island, which showed the world how hard island life then was.
Hat, water and good shoes: shade is scarce and the paths climb. Bring cash too, since island services are limited. The currency is the euro, and the cafés on Piazza San Vincenzo serve lemon granita, capers and Malvasia from the Aeolian Islands.
