Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
It takes four hours to reach the island from Lipari by ferry, or 1¼ to two hours by hydro-
foil. There's also at least one direct hydrofoil daily from Milazzo (€21.95). Ticket offices
for
Ustica Lines
(
090 98 60 16;
www.siremar.it
)
are at
the port.
WORTH A TRIP
OFFSHORE ISLANDS
Sicily is an island-lover's paradise, with more than a dozen offshore islands scattered in the seas surrounding the
main island. Beyond the major Aeolian Islands of Lipari, Vulcano, Stromboli and Salina covered in this guide,
you can detour to the smaller Aeolians:
Panarea
,
Filicudi
and
Alicudi
. Alternatively, cast off from Sicily's west-
ern coast to the slow-paced
Egadi Islands
or the remote, rugged volcanic island of
Pantelleria
. South of Agri-
gento, the sand-sprinkled
Pelagic Islands
of Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione offer some fantastic beaches.
Ustica Lines
(
www.usticalines.it
) and
Siremar
(
www.siremar.it
)
provide hydrofoil and/or ferry service to all of
the islands listed above. For complete information about Ustica, the Egadi Islands and the lesser Aeolian islands,
including where to sleep and eat, see Lonely Planet's
Sicily
guide.
