Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A Cannata
( 090 984 31 61; Via Umberto I 13, Lingua; meals €32; 12.30-2.30pm & 7.30-10pm)
Delectable home-
cooked seafood meals, accompanied by local vegetables, are served in a sun-filled
seafront pavilion at this unassuming but exceptional restaurant, run by the same family for
nearly four decades. Start with the house speciality,
maccheroni
with eggplant, pine nuts,
mozzarella and ricotta, before moving onto a second course of
calamaretti
(baby squid)
cooked with Salina's showpiece Malvasia wine.
SICILIAN
€€
Ristorante Villa Carla
( 090 980 90 13; Via S Lucia, Leni; meals €30-35; 7-10pm Jun-Aug, by arrangement rest of year)
At their
home in the hills above Rinella, Carla Rando and Carmelo Princiotta serve unforgettable
meals featuring specialties such as homemade tagliatelle with pistachio and oranges, or
fresh-caught fish grilled in a crust of parsley, basil, mint and citrus zest. Two outdoor ter-
races framed by roses and cactus offer pretty views across the water to the surrounding is-
lands. Reservations required.
SICILIAN
€€
'nni Lausta
( 090 984 34 86;
www.isolasalina.com
;
Via Risorgimento, Santa Marina Salina; meals €25-40; noon-11pm
Easter-Oct)
This stylish modern eatery with its cute lobster logo serves superb food based on
fresh local ingredients, with 80% of the produce originating in the property's own garden.
The downstairs bar is popular for
aperitivi
and late-night drinking. At lunchtime there's a
fixed-price three-course menu including a glass of wine for €25, and takeaway gourmet
sandwiches for €5.
MODERN SICILIAN
€€
Information
Banco di Sicilia
(Via Risorgimento)
ATM on Santa Marina's main pedestrian street.
Getting There & Around
BOAT
Hydrofoils and ferries serve Santa Marina Salina and Rinella from Lipari and the other is-
lands. You'll find ticket offices in both ports.
BUS
CITIS
( 090 984 41 50;
www.trasportisalina.it
)
runs buses every 90 minutes in low season (more
frequently in summer) from Santa Marina Salina to Lingua and Malfa. In Malfa, make
