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touch with a diving school, or contact Diving Centre La Gorgonia, Salita S.
Giuseppe, Marina Corta 090 981 2616 or 335 571 7567, lagorgoniadiving.it).
Single dives start at €30 (€50 including equipment); three dives from €85 (€125
including equipment), PADI courses from €350.

GETTING AROUND

By bus From Lipari Town, buses operated by Urso Guglielmo ( 090 981 1262) run
in two directions around the island: clockwise to Quattropani, and anticlockwise to
Canneto, Porticello and Acquacalda. Services depart approximately every hour (every
15–30min in summer for Canneto, less often on all routes on Sun and outside July and

Aug); nowhere is more than a 30min ride away. The bus stop is at Marina Lunga,
opposite the petrol station and close to the quayside ticket agency. Current timetables
are posted at the kiosk window; you can buy tickets on board, and tickets and
information are also available from a booth at the port, directly across from the
hydrofoil ticket office.

By bike, scooter and car Rental agencies line the dockside at Marina Lunga (the ferry

and hydrofoil port); you’ll have to leave your passport, credit card or a hefty deposit
as security. Bikes cost from €10/day, scooters €15–20, and small cars from €40 for
most of the year, with prices skyrocketing in August.

ACCOMMODATION

HOTELS AND B&BS

Carasco Porto delle Genti 090 981 1605, carasco.org. Superbly located three-
star hotel, with its own terraces, rocky cove, good pool and sparkling views. There’s
a wide range of rooms, though not all standard rooms have sea views. It’s out of the
centre, but not too far from Portinente beach and the Marina Corta. Closed Nov–

March. €220

Casajanca Marina Garibaldi 109, Canneto 090 988 0222, casajanca.it. If you
don’t mind being out at Canneto, you might prefer this boutique-style place to the
resort hotels in town. It’s a charming townhouse hotel, three-star standard, 20m back
from the beachfront promenade, with ten stylish rooms and personal service. You can
also ask about their simpler B&B in Canneto. €200

Diana Brown Vico Himera 3 090 981 2584 or 338 640 7572, dianabrown.it.

Run by a jovial South African and her Sicilian husband, this is a really friendly and
well-organized B&B, located in a tiny lane parallel to Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
Seven smart rooms have a/c, heating, fridges and kettles, while another five also have
small kitchenettes, and there’s a great roof terrace where you eat breakfast. There’s