Italy's lesser-known attraction – the volcanic archipelago of Aeolian

The winery Capofaro Locanda & Malvasia on the northern tip of Salina offers incredible panoramic views. — Photos: BERNHARD KRIEGER/dpa

In Italy’s Sicily, many things are different. Even fire and water.

In other places the two elements stand in irreconcilable contradiction to each other. But on the Aeolian Islands off Sicily’s northeastern coast, the two merge to create a unique landscape, one of lava-spewing volcanoes rising up from glittering blue ocean waves.