Hotel Mercanti di Mare
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Eat-drink-read-sleep-swim. Repeat.
... of beach in front of it that has a bit more sand, and no buoys. The concessions are all boarded up for the season which is just fine with us; we have it all to ourselves. For two hours it was just us and the empty beached boats. We stayed there for five hours and there were a total of maybe 10 people on the beach and none very near to us. Off season on this island translates to ghost town! The day had started out cool and cloudy, and the forecast was for rain ...
Pyrotechnics!
... sea level but is 2000 meters above the seafloor. Its last “effusive” eruption (lava flows) was in 2002; its last major damaging eruption was in 1930. It is called Stromboli because it is round; that’s what gives it that storybook volcanic profile. The cone of the active peak has become horseshoe shaped with the open side facing the non-active peak like a stage. There is one “chimney” and three craters. Each crater has two or ...
Close Encounters of the Volcanic Kind
... the crater to a very cool vantage point from which you could see deep into the crater. We also and collected some amazing multicolored rocks. I did feel a bit intoxicated … not sure if it was from the sulfur gases or from the experience. The walk down was very quick. We stopped to buy a beer from the makeshift bar at the ticket stand and walked back toward the port. Rob had made a mental map of the town’s roads from the summit, and ...
Saints, Soccer, and Sweets
... and then returned to the B&B. Our room was soon ready and we moved in. It is perfect – a nice sized room with a fridge and a kettle, our own bathroom, and a wonderful little balcony complete with traditional clothesline. We unpacked and I did some quick washing in the sink. We hung up our clothes, adding to the colorful scenery. Then we set out to explore; it was only 10:30 and we hadn’t even expected to arrive in Lipari until about now. Bonus time! We stopped in ...
The most active volcano in the world
... vines. They left mostly for Australia.
Visually the village is just like the iconic greek images. Stark white and sea blue as they were originally a greek island at some time. The fishing nets are a red coral colour though, and I'm sure there is a reason for this.
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