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Excursions to
Lipari
(trips
by land)
The
island tour is one of
the first things to do
having just arrived in
Lipari, to appreciate
its grandeur and
civilisation. Around 4
km from Lipari, you
arrive in Canneto,
situated on a defined
cove to the south-east
of Monte Rosa and to the
north of Monte Pelato.
From Canneto, following
the road that leads to
Pirrera church, you
reach Forgia Vecchia,
the Rocche Rosse and the
Campo Bianco; the first
two famous for their
obsidian flows, and the
latter for its extensive
pumice. Following the
road that leads to
Acquacalda, you arrive
in Porticello, which is
beneath overhanging
white pumice deposits.
Passing the Punta
Castagna promontory you
meet Acquacalda, where
there is a beach with
the pumice quarries
uphill. From here the
climb starts towards the
mountain up until
Quattropani village,
situated on a
promontory, exactly
opposite the island of
Salina. Continuing on,
the village of
Pianoconte, with its
white colonial houses,
rises up on a highland
cultivated with
vineyards. Around a
quarter of an hour from
Pianoconte, you find the
S. Calogero spa baths,
built in 1867 and noted
from ancient times for
their therapeutic
virtues. This is
confirmed by the
presence of a Roman
sauna cave, which dates
from around 3,500 years
ago, and the "Tholos" of
the Mycenean
civilisation, brought
back into use during the
1984/85 restoration
works. Returning on the
main road you arrive at
the impressive Belvedere
dei Quattrocchi, from
where you can admire the
upper coast's
picturesque caves, the
charming view of the
crags, and in the
background Vulcano
island. Returning afresh
on the main road, in the
direction of Lipari, an
interesting diversion
could be the pathway
that scrambles up among
Monte Guardia's
vineyards. At the
mountain peak you find
the international
geophysics
observatory.
(trips
by
sea)
Of
great tourist interest
is the round island
Lipari boat trip, from
which it is possible to
admire landscapes formed
over thousands of years,
and very interesting
scenery. Deep caves,
beaches, high coasts,
wide bays and rugged
cliffs appear one after
the other. Hiring a boat
or trusting in one of
the expert local
fishermen, usually you
set off from Marina
Corta and head towards
Canneto going around the
Monte Rosa promontory.
Besides
the inhabited centre,
you can admire the white
expanse of pumice
deposits, with their
characteristic piers
which stretch out into
the sea (used for
transporting the white
pumice by cargo ship).
The Spiaggie Bianche
(White beaches) is one
of Lipari's most
beautiful, and is so
named due to the colour
of the sea bed, caused
by the deposits of
pumice sediment into the
sea over the years. The
continuous geological
variation solidifies at
Punta Castagna, formed
from the obsidian
promontory; this is one
of the most evocative
points on the round
coast trip.
Acquacalda
appears (dubbed Punta
Castagna), and further
on, the coast becomes
higher and rockier.
After
the channel which
separates Lipari from
Salina, the "inzolfato"
appears: an outline of
stratified geological
rock of sulfuric
origin.
Further
on, you meet the
Torricella, Punta del
Palmeto and Pietra del
Bagno rocks. Going round
Punta delle Fontanelle
and that of Grotticelle,
you face the small Valle
Muria beach.
Straight
after the Formiche
rocks, opposite Vulcano,
passing under the rocky
Punta del Perciato arch,
you find the solitary
crag (Faraglioni di
Pietra Maralda and
Pietra Lunga) which
stand guard over the
coast separating Lipari
from Vulcano.
A
little before Punta
Crepazza, an inviting
beach appears, named
Praia di Vinci.
Picturesque caves follow
on one after the other
until Rocca di Lipari,
finally reaching the
Marina corta
Residence Marina
Corta
Vico Aretusa - 98055
Lipari, Aeolian
Archipelago
Tel. +39 090 9880403 - Fax 090 2512642
Mob.: +39 3396860407
E-mail: info@residencemarinacorta.it
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