Panarea — Punta del Corvo
Anyone who writes Panarea off as an island of aperitifs has never set foot on the summit trail: from the top you see Basiluzzo, Lisca Bianca, Dattilo and the cone of Stromboli all at once.
- Difficulty
- Medio
- Duration
- 3 h round trip
- Elevation gain
- 420 m
- Altitude
- 421 m
- Season
- April–June, September–October
The route
You leave the centre of San Pietro heading west, up mule tracks and steps between dry-stone walls, then open trail through the maquis. The path is marked but narrow in places, with tall grass at summer's end: long trousers, not shorts.
When to go
Avoid mid July–August in the central hours: no shade, rock that radiates heat. Spring and early autumn are the right seasons — in May the island is in flower and the houses still shuttered.
Water and supplies
There is nothing on the trail. Two litres each, a hat, and if you descend towards late afternoon, a light headlamp: at sunset the last stretch under the trees darkens fast.
Stay in Capo d'Orlando
A base in the centre — and everything else becomes a day trip.
The port for the Aeolians is 45 minutes away, the Nebrodi right behind. Breakfast served early for dawn departures.
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