Salina Island from Lipari Island - Sicily

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Salina

In delightful contrast to the exposed volcanic terrain of the other Aeolians, Salina − the archipelago's second largest island − boasts a lush, verdant landscape thanks to its natural freshwater springs. Woodlands, wildflowers, thick yellow gorse bushes and serried ranks of grape vines carpet its hillsides, while high coastal cliffs plunge into the breaking waters below.

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  • Lingua

    Lingua

    Salina

    Three kilometres south of Santa Marina Salina, the tiny village of Lingua is a popular summer hang-out, with a couple of hotels, a few trattorias and a…

  • Pollara

    Pollara

    Salina

    Don't miss a trip to sleepy Pollara, sandwiched dramatically between the sea and the steep slopes of an extinct volcanic crater on Salina's western edge…

  • Rinella

    Rinella

    Salina

    This tiny hamlet on the south coast is Salina's second port, regularly served by hydrofoils and ferries. Pastel-coloured houses huddle around the…

  • Malfa

    Malfa

    Salina

    Tumbling down the hillside to a small shingle beach, this settlement on Salina's north coast is the island's largest, though you'd never guess it from the…

  • Santa Marina Salina

    Santa Marina Salina

    Salina

    Salina's main port, Santa Marina is a typical island settlement with steeply stacked whitewashed houses rising up the hillside. The principal street is…

  • Museo dell'Emigrazione Eoliana

    Museo dell'Emigrazione Eoliana

    Salina

    This small museum, tucked behind the church on the main road above Malfa, documents the emigration of thousands of residents from Salina and the other…

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