Location | About Filicudi, Eolian islands

Filicudi is one of the eight islands of Aeolian archipelago (Lipari, Salina, Vulcano, Panarea, Stromboli, Alicudi, Filicudi), situated 20-30 miles northeast of the island of Sicily and it’s a part of Unesco.

The Aeolian islands (Isole Eolie) are about 25-50km north of Sicily in Italy. Aeolian islands are becoming more popular and can be very busy during July and August.

Most recently, tourism has reached the outermost Aeolian islands of Alicudi and Filicudi. At Filicudi’s dilapidated port, the island is largely uninhabited and delightfully empty. All residences are spread across its 9.5 square kilometres of wild and wonderful vegetation.

In the last five years, Filicudi has become really popular, but remains undeveloped due to intentionally labyrinthine building regulations.

Nearby Alicudi is protected from wide-scale development by its steep banks. The island, which markets itself as “the last remote paradise” of the Aeolians, lacks not only streetlights but streets.