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Banks and exchange There are plenty of ATMs down the main Corso, and you can
exchange cash at the post office and some travel agencies. It’s best to make sure you
have enough cash before you set off island-hopping, as other island ATMs do
occasionally run out of money.

Hospital Ospedale Civile, Via Sant’Anna 090 98 851. The hospital also has a
walk-in 24hr first aid service on 090 988 5267. Or for emergencies or an
ambulance, call 118.

Left luggage The Siremar/Ustica Lines office at Marina Lunga has a small left-
luggage facility (daily from 8.30am until the last hydrofoil departs; €4 for 12hr).

Pharmacies Cincotta, Via Garibaldi 60 ( 090 981 1472); Internazionale, Corso
Vittorio Emanuele 28 ( 090 981 1583); Sparacino, Corso Vittorio Emanuele 95 (
090 981 1392). Pharmacies open late according to a rota system, detailed on the

doors of the shops.

Police Carabinieri, Via Madre Florenzia Profilio, near Via G. Marconi 090 981
1333.

Post office Corso Vittorio Emanuele 207 (Mon–Fri 8.30am–6.30pm, Sat 8.30am–
1pm).

Around the island

It’s well worth taking time to explore the rest of Lipari. Buses from town are frequent
enough to enable getting around the whole island in a single day; and it’s also possible
to scoot or drive around Lipari’s winding roads in a couple of hours flat, stopping at
places like Monte Guardia, Quattrocchi, Quattropani and Monterosa for some amazing
views out across the archipelago. With its mountains tumbling straight into the sea, the

island’s west coast is perhaps the more alluring, largely undeveloped and with some
lovely walks, especially between the Terme di San Calogero and the Caolina
quarries. Exploring the east coast offers a chance to see the relics of Lipari’s pumice
and obsidian mining industries. It may not be the idyllic Aeolian island scenery of
your dreams, but if industrial archeology holds any appeal, a few hours here – with a

camera at the ready – is a must. Bring mask and snorkel to explore the extraordinary
deep blue waters of Porticello, with their bed of white-pumice sand.

Canneto

It’s around 3km north from Lipari town to the nearest village, Canneto, a shabby
resort set on a wide bay on the other side of the headland. A long stony beach fronts

the village, which has a rather abandoned feel outside summer when most businesses
are closed, which may however be preferable to the gaudiness and noise when they