Salina

The most popular with naturalists and trekking lovers. It rises from two large volcanoes now extinct, twin mountains, Fossa delle Felci (962 mt.) and Monte dei Porri, covered by a mantle of dense vegetation. Inside the old crater is a beautiful forest of chestnut trees. Salina, a nature reserve! It is the second largest, after Lipari, and is famous for its excellent Malvasia, has seduced several directors who precisely chose it as a location for filming such as the movie "Il Postino." Port and anchorage in Santa Marina, anchorage of pronte Lingua, Port in Rinella, anchorage in the beautiful bay of Pollara.

Ports and moorings in Salina

S. MARINA DI SALINA - slope E - RINELLA - slope S -. The former is the most important landing place on the island, right at the foot of the island's main town of Salina. It is divided into two docks, one reserved only for pleasure boats no longer than 15 meters, the other adjacent is the North dock, where it is also possible to refuel and water. Here there are also stops for scheduled ferries and hydrofoils, which connect Salina with the other Aeolian islands, with Naples, and with Milazzo. The remaining space within the fully docked port is for pleasure boats, but there is no mooring service. Since, moreover, the Aeolian islands are always very crowded, it will be likely to have to drop anchor just outside the marina on regular 7- to 15-meter seabed of poseidonia and rock. Excellent shelter with winds from the W. RINELLA, on the other hand, is a natural inlet transformed into a harbor thanks to a pier that starts from the shore and juts out to the west. It is excellent sheltered from 1st and 2nd quadrant winds, but completely exposed to southerly winds. You can moor there at the dock only if ferries are not scheduled to arrive. Alternatively, it is possible to give anchor in front of the small beach in 4 to 7 mt of water on a sand and seaweed bottom. Do not miss the bight of Pollara , below Punta Perciato at the NW end of Salina. The large Faraglione is surrounded by shoals, access to the bay is exclusively from the North side. good shelter with NE winds. Punta Lingua , also worth a stopover. SE end of Salina, it is a pleasant and quiet port of call, and a good redoubt from W. Winds. The best anchorage is in front of the beach on a very irregular bottom of poseidonea and rock.