Maschera Museo di Lipari

General information on the Aeolian Islands

HISTORY History The Aeolian islands were populated at the beginning of the fourth millennium BC from people coming from Sicily, pushed from the immense economic resource offering from obsidian erupted from the volcano of Mount Pelato. The obsidian, a volcanic glass cutting black, was sought when they had spread the metalworking and formed the basis […] ... Continue Reading →

Rules for the influx of vehicles in the Aeolian Islands

Norme sull’afflusso dei veicoli nelle Isole Eolie DECRETO 14 maggio 2012 Limitazioni all’afflusso e alla circolazione dei veicoli sulle isole Eolie. (12A06376) (GU n. 128 del 4-6-2012 ) IL MINISTRO DELLE INFRASTRUTTURE E DEI TRASPORTI Visto l’art. 8 del decreto legislativo 30 aprile 1992, n. 285, come modificato con decreto legislativo 10 settembre 1993, n. […] ... Continue Reading →

The colors of the Aeolian Islands

The colors of the Aeolian Islands In the north-east of Sicily there is a corner of paradise where the mystery of nature is reflected seven times in the waters of a crystal clean sea. One has the impression to admire something that belongs at the beginning of the world, the seven islands of the archipelago […] ... Continue Reading →

Aeolus and the islands of the winds

Aeolus and the islands of the winds The name derives Eolo the greek “Aiolos” meaning fast. One story of Aeolus, a greek prince who ruled a colony on the Aeolian Islands. Because he is a man of understanding, achieved a certain fame because he could predict the weather by the shape of the clouds of […] ... Continue Reading →