In short, the Aeolian Islands are one of Italy’s great secrets. If you fantasise about whizzing round Riviera-style cliff tops on a scooter with the wind in your hair; or, more sedately, loafing about in boats, casting an idle fishing line over the other side; or lingering over a long and delicious lunch after a hard morning of doing nothing; then this is the place. The idealised and unspoilt seaside that you see in Italian films of the 1950s may have gone forever, but this is a good substitute as you will find.

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