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Excursions:
Mini-cruises to Aeolian Islands



From Milazzo to Aeolian Islands:

LIPARI/VULCANO ( mon tues wed fri )

Price per person: Adult € 37, child 3/12 years € 25, child 0/3 year free.

Depart 9,00 - Rtn 17,45 Approx.

Arrive directly to Lipari Marina corta, scheduled stop for 2 hrs to visit the archaeological park and the historical part of the Island.
Depart Lipari via around the Island to view the “white beach” and the white cliffs of pomice, passing the caves and the large monumental type rocks. Arrive Vulcano for a break of approx 3 hrs, luch (if required) or you can bathe in the hot mud baths of Vulcano.
Depart from Vulcano during which you can admire the “Grotta del Cavallo” (Horses Cave) and “Piscina di Venere” (The pool of Venus). Rtn to Milazzo.

PANAREA/STROMBOLI BY NIGHT (thurs sun)

Price per person: Adult € 58, Child 3/12 YRS € 45, Child 0/3 YRS Free.

Depart 12 hrs - Rtn 22 hrs approx.

Arrive Panarea you can see the Bay of Caljunco from the boat and the little beach of Zimmari. Scheduled stop at the Port of San Pietro for 2 hours. Tour of the small village, lunch in a typical Aeolian restaurant (if required) or you can bathe or you can walk to the prehistorical village of Punta Milazzese, it takes approx 45mins on foot or you can take a taxi type vehicle typical of the Island. Leave for Stromboli, stop in front of the village of Ginostra, a tour round the Island and another stop in the Port of Stromboli untill sunset. Back on board to the “sciara del fuoco” (trail of fire) form the sea and to admire the mini eruptions.

During the return trip a pasta dish will be given on board with Eolian wine.

Escursioni Minicrociere Isole Eolie Mini-cruises to Aeolian Islands

From Patti to Aeolian Islands:

LIPARI/VULCANO (mon tues wed fri)
Price per person: Adult € 37, childs 3/12 years € 25, childs 0/3 years free.

Depart 08,30 - Rtn 18,00 hrs approx

SALINA & TOUR DI LIPARI (mon)
Price per person: Adult € 40, child 3/12 years € 25, child 0/3 years free.

Depart 08,30 - Rtn 18,00 hrs approx

LIPARI/VULCANO/PANAREA (tues)
Price per person: Adult € 45, child 3/12 years € 30, child 0/3 free.
Depart 08,30 - Rtn 18,00 approx

VULCANO/PANAREA/STROMBOLI (wed)
Price per person € 58, child 3/12 years € 30, child 0/3 years free.
Depart 11,00 - Rtn 23,00 approx

PANAREA/STROMBOLI (frid mon)
Price per adult € 45, child 3/12 years € 30, child 0/3 years free.
Depart 08,30 - Rtn 18,00 approx

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Lipari - Vulcano
By boat, we reach Lipari main city of the Eolie islands. Then visit of the Faraglioni and of the cave ofthe quarry – pumice horse. In Vulcano it’s possibleto bath into the sulphureous muds.

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Panarea - Stromboli
Visit to the Panarea island, tour of the island on a hydrofoil boat. Then visit to Stromboli and at night visit to the “Sciara del Fuoco” in order to admire the beauty of the volcano fire.

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Etna Sunset

Departure from Taormina towards a 1.800 mt. height. Ascent by jeep to the crater zone withan alpine guide. Stop on the edge to watch the sunset.

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Taormina - Randazzo - Etna
Etna from Taormina to Alcantara gorges. Short stop. Departure for Randazzo. Visit of the Cathedral and of the typical Sunday market. Departure for northern Etna (mt. 1.800)

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Mini cruise “active volcanoes”
Departure to Milazzo, boarding and transfer to Panarea. Stop and visit of S. Pietro. Departure from Panarea, circumnavigation of the mini arcipelago and transfer to Stromboli. Circumnavigation of the island and stop at Scari. Embarkation and departure for the Sciara del Fuoco. Return to Milazzo at about 22.

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Palermo - Monreale - Cefalů
In Palermo visit to the most important Arabian – Norman monuments: the MartoranaChurch, the Cathedral etc., the trip continues to Monreale with a visit to the Dome and the Cloister.

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Etna Volcano
Etna From Taormina to the Giarre, Zafferana, Cantoniera Etna (mt. 1.900). Visit to the silvestrian craters. Ascent to the crater zone and optional lunch. Free time for trekking.

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Gole Alcantara e Etna

Alcantara gorges and South Etna. Visit to the Alcantara gorges. Short visit to Randazzo. Departure by the Circumetnea train towards Adrano. From here we go by bus to the Sapienza shelter at 1.900mt. Free time for trekking.

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Monreale

The Cathedral

The Cathedral of Monreale is one of the greatest extant examples of Norman architecture in the world. It was begun in 1174 by William II, and in 1182 the church, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, was, by a bull of Pope Lucius III, elevated to the rank of a metropolitan cathedral.

The church is a national monument of Italy and one of the most important attractions of Sicily.

The archiepiscopal palace and monastic buildings on the south side were of great size and magnificence, and were surrounded by a massive precinct wall, crowned at intervals by twelve towers. This has been mostly rebuilt, and but little now remains except ruins of some of the towers, a great part of the monks' dormitory and frater, and the splendid cloister, completed about 1200.

This last thumb|left|is well preserved, and is one of the finest Italian cloisters both for size and beauty of detail now extant. It is about 16 m˛, with pointed arches decorated with diaper work, supported on pairs of columns in white marble, 216 in all, which were alternately plain and decorated by bands of patterns in gold and colors, made of glass tesserae, arranged either spirally or vertically from end to end of each shaft. The marble caps are each richly carved with figures and foliage executed with skill and fertility of invention, no two being alike. At one angle, a square pillared projection contains the marble fountain or monks' lavatory, evidently the work of Muslim sculptors.

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Agrigento - Piazza Armerina
Temple Valley visit (temples of Giunone, Concordia, Ercole, Giove-Olimpo, Castore e Polluce). At Piazza Armerina Roman age mosaic visit in Villa del Casale.

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Siracusa
Ortigia island visit with the Aretusa spring and its Cathedral built on the ancient Minerva temple. Then visit to the archaeologic places and to the Eurialo castle.

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Park of the Nebrodi:
The Nebrodi regional nature reserve, goes through the Messina, Catania and Enna districts with woods, green pastures and quiet lakes.
Another possibile excursion is to the Alcantara mountain gorges or to the Madonie park.
But you can’t miss the Etna!

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Cefalů

One of the Mediterranean's undiscovered jewels. The epitome of picturesque grandeur. Good descriptions of this captivating seaside town beneath a steep mountain. Cefalu has a beach, winding, narrow, medieval streets, and delightful restaurants overlooking a rocky coast. All under the everpresent gaze of the Norman-Arab-Byzantine cathedral, one of the greatest churches of southern Europe. Nestled between the Madonie Mountains and the sea, Cefalů's mountain boasts the ruins of a large fortress and an ancient Sicanian-Greek temple. The view from the summit is inspiring.

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The Lipari islands
The Aeolian Islands (Italian Isole Eolie) are a volcanic archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea north of Sicily.
The largest island is Lipari, and tourism marketing often names the entire archipelago the Lipari Islands because of the ease of pronouncing Lipari compared to Aeolian. The other islands include Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Filicudi, Alicudi, and Panarea. The town of Lipari has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vulcano is famous for its fango baths.
Sometimes called the Aeolian Islands (as the domain of Aeolus, god of the winds), the Lipari Islands are a volcanic archipelago visible from Sicily's eastern Tyrrhenian coast, easily accessible by ferry or hydrofoil from Gioiosa Marea and also Milazzo. The principal islands are Lipari, Salina, Filicudi, Alicudi, Stromboli, Panarea and Vulcano. Here you'll find beautiful scenery, volcanoes, castles, thermal resorts, water sports, good fishing and, of course, some great beaches.

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Capo d'Orlando




Capo d'Orlando is a comune in the province of Messina, Sicily, Italy.

Is considered the capital of comprensorio dei Nebrodi. Vivacious, active, renowned touristic and commercial center, in Capo d'Orlando was born the poet Lucio Piccolo, cousin of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (see. "Il Gattopardo"). In Capo d'Orlando take place artistic's activities (municipal's picture-gallery, the museum "Villa Piccolo"), enjoyments (cinema, theater, blues club).

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Sicily:




s.margherita farmholiday is located in sicily, which means nature just a step away from the sea just opposite the aeolian islands.
From the farm you can easily reach the ancient
Greek colongy of Tindari where you can visit the
archaeological zone (greek theatre, basilica and Roman villa),the sanctuary of the Madonna Nera and, in Marinello, the salt ponds and lovely beach. The Aeolian Islands can be reached in just one hour by boat from Patti Marina or Milazzo:
there are seven volcanic islands offering different views, but all are not to be missed!
cefalu is also only an hour by car: it deserves a visit for its seaside, cathedral and small alleyways.
Taormina does not need to be presented; it can be reached in a little more than an hour by motorway. A visit to this pearl is sure to be unforgettable.
In addition, you can make day-long excursions to palermo, monreale,erice, selinunte,segesta, agrigento the valley of the temples, piazza armerina, syracuse and noto (Baroque art) and other splendid sicilian localities.

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farm holiday sicily

Santa Margherita is located in a beautiful green hill with superb views of the sea and fantastic "Eolian islands and near Cape Calavŕ, Tindari, Milazzo and Messina.


The complex (FARM, and BED & BREAKFAST APARTMENTS) is an ideal base for enjoying our beautiful vineyards, citrus groves, lemon and olive trees and to visit the ancient Greek colony of Tindari (7 km) with its archaeological area (housing greek-Roman basilica and Roman villa), the shrine of the Black Madonna.
Our "RESTAURANT" offers a genuine Sicilian cuisine rich in appetites starters, the first of fresh pasta, the meat, drinks and sweets and local wines typical of Granny liquor homemade.

Informations surrounding area

Messina is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, Italy and the capital of the province of Messina. It has a population of 250,000 inhabitants in the city proper and about 500,000 in the metropolitan area.

It is located near the North-East corner of Sicily, at the Strait of Messina, just opposite Villa San Giovanni which is itself north of Reggio Calabria across the straits, on the mainland.

The main economical resource of the city is the port, both commercial and military, with several shipyards. Agriculture include cultivations of lemons, oranges, mandarin oranges and other fruit, vegetables and wine.

The city, with his original cathedral, has been a Catholic Archdiocese seat since 1548 and is home to a locally important International Fair

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Tindari,



anciently Tyndaris or Tyndarion is a small city (a frazione) in the comune of Patti, in the Province of Messina in Sicily, between Gioiosa Marea, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto and Cefalů.

History

Tyndaris was situated on a bold and lofty hill standing out as a promontory into the spacious bay of the Tyrrhenian Sea bounded by the Punta di Milazzo on the east, and the Capo Calavŕ on the west, and was distant according to the Itineraries 36 miles from Messana .
It was a Greek city, and one of the latest of all the cities in Sicily that could claim a purely Greek origin, having been founded by the elder Dionysius in 396 or 395 BCE. The original settlers were the remains of the Messenian exiles, who had been driven from Naupactus, Zacynthus, and the Peloponnese by the Spartans after the close of the Peloponnesian War. These had at first been established by Dionysius at Messana, when he repeopled that city; but the Spartans having taken umbrage at this, he transferred them to the site of Tyndaris, which had previously been included in the territory of Abacaenum. The colonists themselves gave to their new city the name of Tyndaris, from their native divinities, the "Tyndaridae" or Dioscuri, and readily admitting fresh citizens from other quarters, soon raised their whole population to the number of 5000 citizens.
The new city thus rose at once to be a place of considerable importance.

It is next mentioned in 344 BCE, when it was one of the first cities that declared in favor of Timoleon after his landing in Sicily. At a later period we find it mentioned as espousing the cause of Hieron, and supporting him during his war against the Mamertines. On that occasion he rested his position upon Tyndaris on the left, and on Tauromenium (modern Taormina) on the right.Indeed the strong position of Tyndaris rendered it in a strategic point of view as important a post upon the Tyrrhenian, as Tauromenium was upon the Sicilian sea, and hence we find it frequently mentioned in subsequent wars. In the First Punic War it was at first dependent upon Carthage; and though the citizens, alarmed at the progress of the Roman arms, were at one time on the point of revolting to Rome, they were restrained by the Carthaginians, who carried off all the chief citizens as hostages.In 257 BCE, the Battle of Tyndaris took place off Tyndaris, between that city and the Liparaean islands, in which a Roman fleet under C. Atilius obtained some advantage over the Carthaginian fleet, but without any decisive result.
The Roman fleet is described on that occasion as touching at the promontory of Tyndaris, but the city had not yet fallen into their hands, and it was not till after the fall of Panormus (modern Palermo), in 254 BCE, that Tyndaris expelled the Carthaginian garrison and joined the Roman alliance.

We hear but little of Tyndaris under the Roman government, but it appears to have been a flourishing and considerable city. Cicero calls it nobilissima civitas , and we learn from him that the inhabitants had displayed their zeal and fidelity towards the Romans upon many occasions. Among others they supplied naval forces to the armament of Scipio Africanus the Younger, a service for which he requited them by restoring them a statue of Mercury which had been carried off by the Carthaginians. and which continued an object of great veneration in the city, till it was again carried off by the rapacious Verres. Tyndaris was also one of seventeen cities which had been selected by the Roman senate, apparently as an honorary distinction, to contribute to certain offerings to the temple of Venus at Eryx. In other respects it had no peculiar privileges, and was in the condition of an ordinary municipal town, with its own magistrates, local senate, etc., but was certainly in the time of Cicero one of the most considerable places in the island. It, however, suffered severely from the exactions of Verres , and the inhabitants, to revenge themselves on their oppressor, publicly demolished his statue as soon as he had quitted the island.

Tyndaris again bore a considerable part in the war between Sextus Pompeius and Octavian.
It was one of the points occupied and fortified by the former, when preparing for the defence of the Sicilian straits, but was taken by Agrippa after his naval victory at Mylae, and became one of his chief posts, from which he carried on offensive warfare against Pompey.Subsequently to this we hear nothing more of Tyndaris in history; but there is no doubt of its having continued to subsist throughout the period of the Roman Empire. Strabo speaks of it as one of the places on the north coast of Sicily which, in his time, still deserved the name of cities; and Pliny gives it the title of a Colonia. It is probable that it received a colony under Augustus, as we find it bearing in an inscription the titles of Colonia Augusta Tyndaritanorum. Pliny indeed mentions a great calamity which the city had sustained, when (he tells us) half of it was swallowed up by the sea, probably from an earthquake having caused the fall of part of the hill on which it stands, but we have no clue to the date of this event;
The Itineraries attest the existence of Tyndaris, apparently still as a considerable place, in the fourth century.

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Milazzo.

This city offers the best season in the city, being situated on a bay has two beaches, a pebble (west) and Sandy (east). It is also the starting point for all connections with the Aeolian Islands, through a service of hydrofoils and ferries.

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In the year 2006, 10 musicians and 2 effect technicians who were working at different musical and artistic projects formed “Zabriskie Point - a Pink Floyd tribute band”.

Their aim was to evoke emotions and feelings such as the ones experienced in the 1994 Pink Floyd's show: P.U.L.S.E.

By the use of appropriate and highly detailed lights, videos, sounds effects, instruments they create the unique and unmistakable atmosphere that all the Pink Floyd fans all well know and long for.All this also thanks to Salvo Lo Vecchio, one of the best sound technician in Italy.

The show goes on for over two hours.

The Zabriskie Point show is a real psychedelic show wich recreate the original one performed by the Pink Floyd.

The essential scenary comes to life and changes shaped by the suggestive lights effects and by the amazing sound which you expect from such a show but wich always surprise the audience.

This is, in fact, the aim of such on intimate and subjective music wich turns into the language of the collective unconscious, both social and individual.
Every single part of this show invites you to reflect and digs out your inconscious to find the hole uman kind in it. The effects are created by videos continuosly projected on a huge circle dominating the hole scenery, wich fill the silent parts of the show without interrupting its suggestiveness. This special atmosphere is magnified by lasers wich break through the darkness and by the special effects given by the scanner, carrying the show towards a surrealistic dimension. Finally, the skylight helps the music to “emerge” and project itself upwards both in a concrete and metaphorical sense.