Vulcano Island

Depart Sicily by hydrofoil with your specialist guide to visit the Aeolian island that has given its name to all volcanoes, Vulcano!. Vulcano is a land of hot springs, fumaroles, yellow sulphur rocks and black sands. Students can visit the main crater Fossa di Vulcano with its continuous plumes of smoke and gas. This stratovolcano which last erupted in 1888 has explosive eruptions producing pyroclastic surges, pumice fall deposits, and highly viscous lava flows. Students can also visit the famous hot springs and mud baths.