Filicudi Island is one of the 7 aeolian islands. It's the second one from west.
The aeolian island are off the northern coast of Sicily, in south Italy.
It's easy to get there from Palermo, Naples, or more usually from Milazzo, near Messina.

Map of Filicudi Island

In this map, we've circled in blue the main diving spots of Filicudi island coast.

Main roads suitable for cars are shown in yellow.

Pathways are shown in black and are not suitable for cars or other vehicles.

We are here!

House  Cactus, House Patty, House Libellula and House  Casa Cielo Stellato  are in Fossetta locality ( "contrada Fossetta" in the map), shown by the red dot on the map.
We are at a 10 minutes walk from Pecorini Beah, at a 10 minutes walk from typical restaurants and pizzerias,  at a 25 minutes walk from the wonderful "Le Punte Beach".

Click on the following image to see a detailed picture of Filicudi Pecorini showing the positions of our houses.
The picture shows the island of Filicudi from the southern sea.

 

How is the climate of the Aeolian Islands

Great! Well yes! it's great!
Forget the greyness of the city ', the mists of the valleys, winter uninterrupted rain!

Here it is okay, all year round! Eh! Eh! Eh!

Summer...

The sun sets, July is warm but not too much, August is definitely warm with the water that invites to dive at any time, but already since 20 August the air refreshes, preparing for a wonderful September, generally Characterized by alternating hot summer days (but in the evening it will be a sweatshirt) and others with rains and thunderstorms, which make the island fantastic with the cliffs kissed by the foam of the horsemen!

Winter...

It is not always hot, although it is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean, the climate is necessarily tempered: the sea in fact mitigates the excesses.
Some friends wonder why there is often a strong wind in winter. They are called Aeolians for this ... Aeolus was the God of Wind in Greek mythology.
In December and January they can cool, average temperatures range from 10 ° C to 14 ° C depending on the season, but at night there may be minimum 2 ° C peaks. Once we would have considered them atypical. But for some years time is changing, winters are stiffer and warmer summers.
Even in the winter when the sun is at Filicudi it's hot: it's not unusual to have to put on a shirt in winter afternoons.
The average temperatures (for what they may be worth) are:

Average temps in winter:

December-January 14 ° C
Spring: April / May: 20 ° C

Average temps in Summer:

June - July: 27 ° C
August: 30 ° (normally with min 24 ° and max 37 ° in the hottest hours)
September- 25 °

Autumn: October-November: 21 ° C

Rain!

The rains are rare but not atypical. Let's say between 50 and 80 days of rain a year.
In the summer (from June to September) rain can not even arrive for months, with obvious problems for local farming. The average number of rainy days in July is 0.6 days!
December and January are very rainy (the green island, rich in vegetables, plants, flowers ... a show!).
On average, December and January each have 11 days of rainy weather.

The winds are strong, as the Aeolian name says, the lands of Aeolus, the God of the Winds. The predominant winds are the maestral from the northwest) and the Scirocco (from the Southeast, often directly from Africa!).

Do you want to choose the right time to come to Filicudi or the Aeolian Islands not to die hot and cold?
June and July! August is hotter, but if you like the sea, as I suppose, it's perfect to relax by the sea all day!

September is a fantastic month, my favorite to see the island, take pictures of stunning sunsets, and the waves. Great for relaxing, reading books, strolling in the beautiful mule tracks, fishing ... in short, it's great!

We come for the sea: when can we swim?

I would always say! A few years I took a bath on Easter, swiming in the semi-deserted Cape Graziano's beach!
Statistically, swimming in the sea  can be started by mid-May, and it's up until October!

The snow at Filicudi?

Unusual event ... I only saw the snow in Filicudi 3 times  in 30 years, at the sea level .. Please enjoy some of my photos in the photo gallery!
However, with the ongoing climate change (ciao Trump!) , snow has also come to Filicudi in recent years as the weather is going crazy.
In January you can see hail, but that is a fairly rare event.

Sunbathing. When?

Again the answer is often if not always!
Even in the middle of December, when there's the sun ... it's hot!
If you find a spot sheltered by the wind, you can sunbathe quietly!

Do you like some more synthetic facts about the climate in Filicudi? Here you are!

Filicudi	jan.	Feb.	Mar	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
T.max average (°c)	14	15	16	18	22	27	30	31	28	23	19	16
T.min. average (°c)	10	10	11	12	16	20	24	25	22	19	14	10
Number of rainy days	11	10	9	9	4	2	2	3	6	9	11	11
Humidity (%)	70	70	70	68	67	64	64	66	70	71	75	73

Caveat emptor!

Do not make the mistake of coming in September or winter thinking that here it never rains!
Umbrella and k-way are always very useful!

Did that say ... what are you waiting for?
Go to the contact section, and let's know!
Filicudi awaits you!

Starry night , perfect for a couple.

Dragonfly, perfect for a couple, or a family with a son. Or for three friends!!

Villa cactus, for 6 or 8 people.

Villa Patty

Apartment "KITE"

 

 

My name is Roberto Zingales, I live in Catania and I was crawling on Filicudi's rocks when I was 2 years old ... ;-)

Well .. the merit is not mine, but my parents, who more than thirty years ago fell in love visiting the island on a sailing boat to the Aeolian islands, and decided to buy a house there!
Later, they bought two other Eolian houses, and my mother, Paola, has been living in Filicudi for about 10 years now ... badly endorsing the idea of setting foot on the mainland ... or outside her adorable islet.

Next to the houses it cares for its horticulture, with traditional plants of Sicily such as citrus fruits and exotic plants, such as Feijoas, avocados and other tropical delicacies very tasty.

My sister, Margherita, a full-time veterinarian, is now an adoptive Filicudara and she just flees from the city and "flies" to Filicudi to relax and sunbathe even in the winter!
Nothing is more relaxing than a total break in all the town's customs and habits, and for this Filicudi is the ideal place!

Around our homes, our father has planted an olive grove in the decades that now produces an excellent olive oil of an intense green as its taste reflects the strong nature of the island.
He is an old sea wolf and he discovered in the 1960s the island of Filicudi where he decided to take root.

We later decided to rent our houses to friend and tourists.
In 2012 we created a society, Vento Di Filicudi s.r.l , to manage better the summer lodging.

In summer you can find us all in Filicudi, having fun.

Our homes are for holiday rentals, only for the summer months from June to September, and are located in Fossetta, a small fraction of Pecorini.

We hope to have you among our guests at Filicudi and maybe have a delicious cold malvasia together at Saloon after a hot summer day.