Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
I Delfini
( 340 1484645, 090 988 90 77;
www.idelfinifilicudi.it
; Pecorini)
At this all-purpose agency, Nino Ter-
rano organises dives, rents out diving equipment (€35 per day) and scooters (€25 per day)
and offers boat trips around the island (€15 per person), pointing out local attractions
along the way. He can usually be found at Pecorini's small marina.
OUTDOORS
DIVING
Apogon Diving Center
( 347 3307185;
www.apogon.it
; Filicudi Porto; dives from €35)
This local dive center provides
everything you need to explore Filicudi's watery depths.
Eating
La Sirena Restaurant
( 090 988 99 97;
www.pensionelasirena.it
; meals €27-37)
Nothing beats dining on La Sirena's pretty
tiled terrace in tiny seaside Pecorini Mare. Pull up a straw-seated chair at a little wooden
table, admire the front-row view of colourful boats, rocky beach and sparkling Mediter-
ranean and feast on fresh local seafood preceded by appetisers like tuna and neonata frit-
ters or
carbonara di pesce
(spaghetti with fish-based carbonara sauce) .
SEAFOOD
€€
Ristorante La Canna
( 090 988 99 56;
www.lacannahotel.it
;
meals €28; 1-3pm & 8-10pm)
Delicious traditional Sicilian
seafood is accompanied by fresh produce from the surrounding gardens at this hillside res-
taurant, adjacent to the hotel of the same name. It's up a steep set of steps from the har-
bour. Non-hotel guests should reserve ahead.
SEAFOOD
€€
Getting There & Around
Siremar (year-round) and Ustica Lines (summer only) run hydrofoils from Filicudi to Li-
pari (€15.80, 1¼ hours), Santa Marina Salina (€13.70, 45 minutes), Rinella (€11.40, 30
minutes) and Alicudi (€11.10, 30 minutes). Service is considerably less frequent than else-
where in the archipelago. Siremar also runs occasional car ferries to/from Filicudi.
