Here we are back in the Aeolian Islands which we visited in 2019 and had such fond memories. Named after Aeolus, God of the winds according to Greek Mithology, the Aeolian archipelago is a group of extremely varied islands, each one keeping its own identity, part of the Unesco World Heritage since 2000.

Rising out of the cobalt-blue seas off Sicily’s northeastern coast, these islands share a volcanic origin that left a legacy in terms of black-sand beaches, smouldering craters and splintered, rocky coastlines. Currently, there are still two active volcanoes, Stromboli and Vulcano, and volcanic activity of some kind, whether steaming fumaroles or thermal waters waiting to be tapped, on most of the other islands.

We went back to our favourite islands and also explored some new spots this time around.