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along with a very useful supermarket and some great bakeries.

Marina Corta

Overlooked by parasol-shaded cafés and pastel-facaded palazzi, the little harbour of
Marina Corta is the departure point for most boat excursions. There’s a beguiling and
very photogenic little chapel right on the water (which is sometimes open for art
exhibitions), while beyond the pavement cafés, steps climb up from the south side of

the port into the narrow alleys and courtyards of the old fishing quarter.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: LIPARI TOWN

By ferry and hydrofoil Hydrofoils and ferries dock to either side of Marina Lunga

(sometimes called Porto Sottomonastero), at the north end of town. The services
detailed here are year-round; schedules increase during the summer months.

Ferry and hydrofoil companies Dockside offices sell tickets and post timetables; for
hydrofoils, Siremar ( 090 981 2200) and Ustica Lines ( 090 981 2448) have ticket
offices in the same building, just up from the gangways leading from the hydrofoils.
For ferry tickets, Siremar ( 090 981 1312) have an office on the other side of the
port, while NGI ( 090 981 1955) sell tickets from a kiosk in the port car park.

Ferry destinations Alicudi (2–3 weekly; 4hr); Filicudi (2–3 weekly; 3hr); Ginostra
(2–3 weekly; 3hr); Milazzo (5 daily; 2hr); Naples (2 weekly; 15hr); Panarea (2–3
weekly; 2hr); Santa Marina Salina (5 daily; 1hr); Stromboli (2–3 weekly; 3hr 40min);
Vulcano (5 daily; 30min).

Hydrofoil destinations Alicudi (1 daily; 1hr 45min); Filicudi (2 daily; 1hr); Ginostra

(1 daily; 1hr 30min); Messina (1 daily; 1hr 25min); Milazzo (14 daily; 1hr); Panarea
(2 daily; 1hr); Rinella (9 daily; 30min–1hr); Santa Marina Salina (13 daily; 20–
40min); Stromboli (2 daily; 1hr 45min); Vulcano (15 daily; 10min).

INFORMATION

Tourist information The tourist office, Corso Vittorio Emanuele 202 (Mon–Fri
8.30am–1.30pm, plus Mon, Wed & Fri 4–7.30pm; 090 988 0095), is the most
reliable place for information on all the islands, and can advise on accommodation,
boat excursions and current events; there’s also lots of material in English on the
website.

DIVING OFF LIPARI

The most spectacular dives in the Aeolians are off Panarea, Stromboli and Filicudi,
all accessible on day-trips from Lipari. Closer at hand, there’s always plenty to see
in the straits between Lipari and Vulcano. Many of the larger hotels can put you in