Bonjour à tous.
Nous partons en fin d'année en Sicile avec au programme en priorité l'Etna qui a l'air assez nerveux en ce moment (chouette!).
Nous aimerions randonner aussi ailleurs, mais où?
La réserve naturelle de Zingaro a l'air sympa?
D'autres idées?
Merci pour votre aide!
Marie
Il y a de très belles randonnées dans les îles Eoliennes: Lipari, Vulcano, Stromboli évidemment mais guide obligatoire, Filicudi, Salina, etc.. Avec un camp de base à Lipari il est très facile de joindre chaque jour une île différente par bateau et sur chaque île l'ascension d'une montagne d'origine volcanique permet de magnifiques points de vue
Je "plussois" avec le message précédent : les îles éoliennes sont fantastiques, et tu vas pouvoir y faire de chouettes randonnées.
Sur Lipari il n'y a pas de volcan mais je me souviens d'une île magnifique avec de petites criques sympas.
Vulcano est relativement "touristique" à cause de ses bains de boues (franchement, faut aimer, quand on y est allé c'était une sorte de soupe beige avec qq cm de boue au fond remplie de cheveux et pansements... délicieux 🤪 ), et le volcan est très facile d'accès... mais il vaut le coup d'oeil, on y monte par un chemin ocre creusé dans la terre glaise (?), au sommet il faut se protéger les voies respiratoires et comme ca tu peux t'amuser à passer dans les fumeroles et observer les cristaux de souffre.
Il y a aussi une magnifique plage plate de sable noir.
Je précise "plage plate" parce que la plupart de ces îles sont des volcans, les plages plongent vite à pic.
Stromboli, à mon avis la plus belle... je ne sais pas quelles sont les formalités pour aller au cratère (c'est relativement dangereux, je croix qu'il faut un guide, perso j'y étais avec une classe de bac et je ne me suis donc pas occupée de ce genre de chose), mais ca en vaut vraiment la peine ! L'idéal est de monter l'après-midi, pic-niquer au sommet le soir, observer le coucher du soleil et le cratère qui (à l'époque, ya ... 10 ans) crache toutes les 3 à 5min. Les crachats sont beaucoup plus impressionnants la nuit. Ensuite, descente dans le sable avec lampes de poche... inoubliable ! (il y a des petits hotels sur l'île)
Tu peux aussi faire le tour de l'île, à pied je ne sais pas comment ca se passe mais c'est possible en bateau, il y a un mini village de l'autre coté.
Ensuite on était allé à Taormina et Syracuse, qui valent aussi le coup d'oeil mais c'est deja moins pour la rando...
Ah et j'y suis allée en octobre, le climat était parfait et il n'y avait pas trop de monde ! (et l'eau encore très très agréable)
J'ai bien ri en lisant ta description des bains de boue de Vulcano. Ca sent le vécu!
Bon, je crois qu'on va se laisser tenter par les Eoliennes à moins que l'Etna nous ai complètement rassassié de volcanisme.
Quelqu'un sur le forum est-il allé à Zingaro? Comment étatit-ce?
Pour le Stromboli un guide est obligatoire : le spectacle de l'éruption est fantastique. On monte en fin de journée pour atteindre le point haut autorisé à la tombée de la nuit. la redescente se fait dans une pente de scories fines et raide en pleine nuit, c'est très ludique.
Nous sommes partis de Lipari avec un petit bateau (nombreuses propositions sur le port) qui a fait une courte escale à Panarea. Le retour de Stromboli vers Lipari en pleine nuit est magique.
Bonjour mjp.
Te rappelles-tu si on peut trouver un guide directement sur Stromboli (ou alors à Milazzo) car il n'est pas sûr qu'on aille sur Lipari (on sera en camping car...)
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Marie
Je vois qu'avec FlyingB et mjp les renseignements sont sérieux et justes. Pour les guides pour Stromboli il y a un bureau des guides vers l'église. Mais on ne peut pas toujours monter au Stromboli car il est en éruption et parfois c'est très dangereux. Je l'ai fait deux fois . De nuit départ avec Félice de LIpari(il est passé a Thalassa son frère peche l'espadon) avec le bateau ayant servi au film Stromboli de Roberto Rossellini avec arret a Panaréa au large sur une ilette déserte pour se baigner puis port de Stromboli. puis l'année d'après de jour départ de "chez l'habitant" a 6h du mat pour une arrivée a 10 h au sommet et là ca explose. Pour y aller ne pas oublier, chaussures de montagne, guetres car les scories entrent dans les chaussures et ca fait mal et si vousy allez avec un guide (le casque est fourni) un Bandanas pour la poussière, et a boire, Lipari est la +gde ile et la plus centrale Alicudi Filicudi excentrées n'ont ormi le site les vues aucun interet. Sur Vulcano, "ils" voulaient faire payer les fameux bains c'est marrant. Voir dans la mer les sorties de gaz sous l'eau genre jaccuzzi ;surprenant . Ces iles sont très belles, et surprenantes. Si besoin a votre disposition pour d'autres renseignements . Bonne préparation du voyage
Oui, oui, zianverpil, on a prévu les guêtres car on ira aussi sur l'Etna et il y aura peut-être de la neige.
Merci pour ces détails.
Sais-tu comment nous pourrions nous renseigner pour savoir si l'ascencion du Stromboli est possible et ce avant d'aller sur l'île et d'arriver au bureau des guides?
Marie
Je vois que tu veux aller dans les iles Eoliennes en camping car ? Ce sera bien pour l'hébergement mais pas pour rouler car routes étroites et très courtes qques km sauf Lipari. Stromboli interdit car il y a une rue centrale qui traverse le village et ne passent que des vespa avec une remorque où ces taxi ont mis des sièges pour les touristes . Nous avons aussi fait le tour de la Sicile en train, car a pied ... Palerme, Trapani, Marsala, Agrigente, Raguse, Syracuse, Catane, Taormine, Millazzo et les Iles Eoliennes .Si besoin ...A+
Il y a un site web qui donne plein de détails sur l'activité du Stromboli et les possibilités d'accès remis à jour régulièrement. Je ne me souviens plus du nom mais avec google tu dois le trouver facilement
Oui, je crois y être déjà passée. Je vais tâcher de le retrouver.
De toutes façons, on se renseignera aussi sur place car le webmaster de ce site n'est peut-être pas aussi réactif que le volcan!
Marie
salut
la réserve de zingaro est très belle prevoir une journée pour la visiter.
des criques merveilleuses et très peux de monde .
pour moi le plus belle endroit de l'île 😮😉.
pour dormir vous pouvez vous rendre à scopolo superbe petit village ou l'on mange très bien, (à des prix raisonnable)et l'acceuil est chaleureux.c'est à cinq minutes de la réserve.
en partant n'oubliez pas de passer par erice qui surplombe trapani et toute la baie.
le village est superbe la vue magnifique.
pour l'argent faire attention il faut beaucoup de liquide penser à faire augmenter votre capacité de retrait ou alors prevoyez d'en retirer en france à la banque.
à votre disposition pour plus de renseignementangus😉
Ah! Super et merci! Enfin des infos sur cette réserve!
Du coup je me permets une autre question; es-tu allé visiter la Réserve Naturelle des Stagnones à l'extrême ouest de l'île?
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Marie
Salut, bon je sais le post est un peu vieux mais bon, debut decembre avec des potes on reflechissait pour faire les iles eoliennes en rando et faire l etna egalement, mais nous aimerions le faire sans guide, en fait nous sommes tous des futurs accompagnateurs en moyenne montagne qui veulent feter leur probatoire.
du coup est realisable, du moins a t on le droit ?
les traversées en bateaux coutent combien ?
les campings egalement ?
merci de tes reponses
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I’m looking for one or more people to form a group for a trek in Nepal. The trek is the Annapurna and Manaslu circuit (24 days), including a stop at Tilicho Lake. I’ve got a great itinerary and the local company seems solid. The price is around $1600.
I’ll be in Nepal from April 5 to May 12, 2026, so the trek would need to happen within those dates.
