Seven Islands Tour
Seven islands, two a day. Swimming at both.
There are seven Aeolian islands, but you don't see them in a single day. Each outing covers two islands, with a swim at both: you leave Lipari in the morning and come back in the evening. Three different days to choose from — and three outings cover all seven.
The routes
Every day covers two islands, with a swim stop at both. Pick the one that sounds most like you — or line them up, if you have a few days.
01 Lipari + Salina
The green island, with a long stop at Pollara
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02 Lipari + Vulcano
The Piscine di Venere and the thermal swim at sea
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03 Panarea + Stromboli
Swimming at Lisca Bianca and Basiluzzo, then the volcano after dark
See the route →Filicudi and Alicudi — the two most remote islands of the archipelago — are reached with the network's boats, for those staying a few days longer. Filicudi for the caves and La Canna, Alicudi for the silence: no cars, only mule tracks, a technical landing and only with a settled sea.
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Nobody else aboard, itinerary made to measure
There are seven Aeolian islands, but you don’t visit them all at once: the distances are real and each island deserves its own time. That’s why our journey is built from separate days, each covering two islands with a swim at both.
If you have a single day, you pick one. If you have a few, you line them up — and with three well-chosen outings you get to see all seven islands.
How the journey comes together
- One day — two islands, swimming at both. Salvo suggests the route based on weather, season, and who you are.
- Two or three days — the two close-in routes (Lipari + Salina, Lipari + Vulcano) plus the Panarea + Stromboli day. Three different characters: the flavours, the volcano by day, the volcano by night.
- A week — there’s room for Filicudi and Alicudi too, spreading the trips across the windows of good sea.
The rhythm of the day
We cast off from Marina Corta, reach the first cove and take the first swim. Then we carry on along the islands with more stops, and on board Salvo serves the aperitivo with Aeolian specialities — always something different. As we sail he talks about the places, the stories, the anecdotes the guidebooks leave out.
Lunch is ashore, on the island: we dock and from there everyone picks where to eat and what to see. There’s no partner restaurant — if you’d like a pointer Salvo is glad to give one, but it stays a suggestion. Then we cast off again, more swim stops, and head home with music playing. There are few of us on board, and by the end of the day people usually aren’t strangers any more.
The boats
The close-in routes run aboard U Cammellu N’Ammuratu, Salvo’s traditional Aeolian gozzo — twelve guests plus crew, captained by him and his father Mario. For the longer routes, where a vessel suited to the distance is needed, Salvo relies on the network’s boats, captained by skippers he trusts.
Either way there’s a single point of contact: you book with Salvo, and he matches the right boat to the route, the group, and the sea conditions.
How booking works
You write to him on WhatsApp or through the site chat, tell him how many you are, how many days you have, and what you’d like to see. He proposes a possible journey and confirms in person.
No published prices: every quote is bespoke, depending on route, group, season, and weather.
How many islands you see depends on how many days you have.
Tell Salvo how many you are, when you're coming and how many days you have. He builds the journey and confirms in person.
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