With views of smoking volcanoes and glistening waters, the Aeolian islands offer a stunning destination for a relaxing ...

My family stayed in Stromboli, an island off the north of Sicily. My kids loved playing with black sand and watching the volcano erupt at night.

Travel essentials: Salina. Getting there. The Aeolian Islands are 10km off the north-east coast of Sicily. From the Sicilian port of Milazzo (two-and-a-half hours' drive from Palermo, ...

SALINA ISLAND, Italy — As I watched the sun set from my terrace on the west coast of Salina, one of Italy’s Aeolian Islands, I marveled that the stone headrest I was lying against was so ...

Where we went: In May 2014, my wife, Catherine, and I went on a hiking vacation to the Aeolian Islands - a group of seven small islands (two with active volcanoes) north of Sicily. ATG-Oxford (an ...

“The Aeolian islands seamlessly blend trendy towns with ancient harbour ... “Sailing here provides the chance to travel in a way like no other, island hopping where the winds and tides ...

Among those stops was the 16th-century Lipari Castle (pictured) on the Aeolian island of Lipari. TRAVEL TIPS: “ We’ve sailed on Sea Cloud many times, all with Lindblad and National Geographic.

I visited Sicily's Aeolian Islands by yacht - and found it can be cheaper than a hotel or villa. READ MORE: I'm ditching my kids to go on holiday solo - I don't feel any guilt By ROBERT HARDMAN ...