Introduction

This precious island of about 300 inhabitants with coasts of deep aquamarine waters is full of deep caves and by all accounts the most beautiful and the most natural. The sun bathes it warmly.
Do not judge it by appearances as soon as you arrive at its port. Beyond its concrete houses and a big hotel which are the first things you will notice...and the smattering number of facilities the island features there is charm.
As soon as you leave the port all Filicudi’s beauty reveals and enchants its visitors. Its thoroughfare leads to Capo Graziano in the south and the prehistoric village dating back to the Bronze Age. The little settlement which was found out in the 50s is even older than Panarea’s prehistoric village in Punta Milazzese. Filicudi has only one beach which counts as an actual beach. It lies steps down the village and is a pebble beach where you can bathe comfortably. The other “beaches “ can only be reached over some rough and sharply pointed rocks or if you hire a boat.
From the port some steep stairs climb to the lane leading to the heart of Filicudi.
Go along for 10 minutes as far as the road divides. From here there are a few options: head right or left. Go right to Valdichiesa. It is a small village where there is a nice church sitting on a hill. The village is lorded over by the highest peak on the island, Fossa dei Felci (reaching 774 m at its summit). It is climbable. If you head left from the fork there is a very narrow lane which leads to Pecorini. It is a group of one storeyed houses set close together round the chiesa (church). This hamlet affords a pair of restaurants and its coast are suitable for bathing.
Off the port it is possible to rent boats, if you want to make the most of your trip to Filicudi. A trip may cost € 20 per person for two hours in the summer season.
On the west of Filicudi where nobody has decided to make it home is Punta del Perciato and the Grotta del Bue Marino. This cave was the natural habitat of seals reason why it received that name. Unluckily in the 60s seals were exterminated in the area. Today you can only enjoy a natural shimmering game of lights which reflected sunrays create in its bluish green waters. The Scoglio della Canna (Cane Reef) lies in the north west of Filicudi. This lofty pile of rocks of 71 metres of height is an admirable faraglioni.

Where to Eat

Hotel La Canna on Via Rosa has a good quality restaurant serving homemade dishes where you will need booking to find a table.

Villa La Rosa also on Via Rosa serves delectable food and its disco is the only one to have some nightlife on the island.

Pensione La Sirena on Via Pecorini Mare has its attached trattoria.

How to Get to /away around

BY FERRY AND HYDROFOIL: ferries and hydrofoils serving the island in the wintertime practically disappear, while in the summer services depend on whether the sea is violent or not. Siremar and Ustica Lines have established their offices on Via Porto parallel to the port. In the summer when the number of tourists increases dramatically there are three hydrofoils and a ferry a day.