The most coveted and desired boat excursion among all those of the Aeolian archipelago: Panarea and Stromboli by night will allow you to visit villages and beaches that seem to have remained intact in their wild nature.
Starting from Lipari you will head towards the small Panarea, all white, to which the small islets in the middle of the sea belong, each with its own particularity and its singular name.
You will admire the beautiful bay of Cala Junco before docking and having free time to wander through the beautiful alleys of the village.
Skirting Basiluzzo and Ginostra, you will reach Stromboli.
The impact will be overwhelming, with a tribute to the wild colors of nature in front of you.
You will have free time again to be able to visit Stromboli. At sunset we will circumnavigate the islet of Strombolicchio and here the volcano will make its "voice" heard and, in the dark of the evening, it will light up the sky and your heart at the Sciara del Fuoco.
Posted By : Luke-Warm-Macc
My wife had a desire to see a 'real volcano'. When you arrive in Lipari there are many companies all selling the same trip 'Stromboli by night' with marvellous close up photos of the volcano erupting at night. We decided to go on the trip which left at circa 2:00pm and went to the island of Panarea which took around an hour. We landed at the small jetty and had a pleasant stroll around the small village and had a drink.
We then left for Stromboli which took another hour and arrived around 5:00pm. Although you couldn't see the volcano erupting from the port you could hear it periodically make a large bang (like thunder) . There wasn't much to see or do in the Port but it was possible to go on a treck upto a viewing area to get a distant view - in daylight it is very difficult to see anything except some smoke.
Here lies the rub - you are never going to see 'Stromboli by night' on a boat trip from Lipari because it doesn't get dark until you are on the way back to Lipari.
The boat left Stromboli at 7:00pm and went round the west side of the island where you 'can see the eruptions'. At this time there was a lovely sunset but it doesn't get dark until an hour after sunset. We were back in Lipari at 9:30pm.
In retrospect I wish we had stayed a night on Stromboli - you can then go on an organised walk at night to see the eruptions in much better detail and/or on a boat trip at night.
As we went at the beginning of May sunset was at 8:00pm (if you go in the summer it will be daylight for the whole trip so a bit false to describe it as Sromboli by night?)
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 06:28:34 
