4 Best Hotels in The Aeolian Islands, Sicily

Awash in white with vibrant pops of color, this family-run boutique property that hugs the Malfa hillside defines barefoot chic. A stay here—with its panoramic sea views, infinity pool, stylishly curated furnishings and artwork, and hospitality as warm as the Mediterranean sun—feels like a visit to a friend's impeccably appointed seaside villa. 

Located in a historic olive mill in the Tonna district, this four-bedroom house is one of the largest on the island and features an over 2,000-square-foot terrace and garden. It's ideal for longer stays, and often guests will decide to move in for several weeks or even a month. If you're traveling with a group and Alicudi speaks to you, this is the ideal place to set up camp.

Sun-filled and immaculately landscaped terraces and gardens, perfumed by citrus trees and honeysuckle, anchor this luxury property in Malfa. Here, the rooms are light and airy, and many have private balconies and sea views. The comprehensive spa's treatments incorporate the botanicals of the island (prickly pears, capers, Malvasia wine, bitter orange). The hotel's excellent restaurant (open for lunch and dinner), helmed by chef Martina Caruso, tells the story of the island's flavors with loving refinement.

Driven by their passion for wine and the island of Lipari, the visionary Lentsch family decided to embark on a project of great scale beginning in 2006 (spanning 2,000 square meters) ending with the beautiful and unique result that you see today: three micro-residences designed with the most modern amenities and plant technologies in keeping with full respect of nature. Everything on this property is eco-friendly (solar chimneys, a wind tower, and thermal labyrinth to name a few) and features primarily local products, an external lava stone pool, and a patio completely immersed within the vineyard. This is slow Sicilian living to the utmost degree.