Cruises from Vulcano, Sicily
Vulcano is a small volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, 25 km off the north coast of Sicily. The island is one of seven small Aeolian Islands, a popular tourist destination in the summer. There are three volcanic centres on the island, though the last eruption was in 1890. Today the harbour lies where the flank of the middle volcano, Gran Cratere collapsed. Smoke wafts from the calderas, which evoked many Greek and Roman myths.
Read moreHot springs and therapeutic mud baths draw tourists, as, of course, do the beaches. Evidence of volcanism is seen in the sulphur-coated cliffs and scattered stone formations around the island.
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