Beautiful area, poor sailing region
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The area with the volcanoes and islands is very impressive.
Plan enough time for land excursions and swimming, as there is always something to discover on the islands and the water is very clear.
To quote our skipper: "the area of the Aeolian Islands is not a good sailing area. Either little or no wind, or a lot of wind. If you want to sail, you should go to the west side of the island."
That was also the case for us. One sailing day, otherwise under motor. Combined with a poorly maintained boat where the door handles tend to fall off and you can't fully unfurl the mainsail because it doesn't go back in easily (old sails), but that wasn't a big problem due to the wind conditions...
It's great that you can park your car for free and leave your luggage in the office during the trip.