We spent much of yesterday and again today, watching Stromboli volcano huff and puff every few minutes. We've enjoyed dinners out last night and the night before. We're trying some of the local specialities. They are known for capers and Malvasia wine, growing Malvasia grapes on terraces all around, and the flowers of capers are extraordinarily beautiful!
We've hiked around the village of Malfa and love it. We went down the hill from our hotel to the small marina, then back up the stair path into town. The village sits up on a bluff, in a small valley between two extinct volcanoes. Everything is up or down. We missed the bus to Pollara this morning, so we walked about four miles up and around a curve in the mountain, then down the other side. Pollara is famous for being the film site of the 1994 movie, Il Postino. It received five academy award nominations. Pollara is a small end of the road village with a breathtakingly beautiful waterfront, overlooking the islands of Fillicudi and Allicudi. We had lunch at an agriturismo restaurant, growing their own capers, Il Cappero. We finished lunch just in time to catch the bus back to Malfa, for another lazy afternoon watching Stromboli. We're loving our time on Salina!
We've hiked around the village of Malfa and love it. We went down the hill from our hotel to the small marina, then back up the stair path into town. The village sits up on a bluff, in a small valley between two extinct volcanoes. Everything is up or down. We missed the bus to Pollara this morning, so we walked about four miles up and around a curve in the mountain, then down the other side. Pollara is famous for being the film site of the 1994 movie, Il Postino. It received five academy award nominations. Pollara is a small end of the road village with a breathtakingly beautiful waterfront, overlooking the islands of Fillicudi and Allicudi. We had lunch at an agriturismo restaurant, growing their own capers, Il Cappero. We finished lunch just in time to catch the bus back to Malfa, for another lazy afternoon watching Stromboli. We're loving our time on Salina!
