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The stories we tell here: the hallucinogenic bread, the flying women, the library on the cliffs, the school with three pupils. Alicudi is no ordinary island.

History · 9 min

The bread that made a whole island hallucinate

The true story of Alicudi's LSD

Between 1903 and the 1950s, the inhabitants of Alicudi ate a bread that made them see flying women and pumice stones falling from the sky. Investigation into Europe's strangest episode of collective hallucinations.

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Cinema · 6 min

Caro Diario in Alicudi

When Nanni Moretti filmed Italy's most frugal island

In 1993, Nanni Moretti landed in Alicudi for the second episode of Caro Diario. No running water, no electricity, a friend who deserts. The film won the Best Director prize at Cannes.

Culture · 5 min

The library between sky and sea

7,000 books for 70 inhabitants, 357 steps above the harbour

In Alicudi, the writer Franco Scaglia wrote his novels facing the wind. His widow Mascia Musy donated his 7,000 books to the island. The library “Tra cielo e mare” was born.

Practical · 7 min

How to get to Alicudi

The complete 2026 guide

Ferry, hydrofoil, luggage, connections. Everything you need to know to reach the wildest of the Aeolian Islands.

Culture · 5 min

Europe's smallest school

357 steps, 2 pupils, 1 teacher

Every year, Alicudi's school risks closing. It reopens with 2 or 3 pupils, a teacher who arrives by hydrofoil and no school bell. Portrait of a quiet resistance.

Alicudi · 5 min

Filo dell'Arpa

The most beautiful hike in the Aeolians

675 metres of stone steps, 3 hours of climbing, a 360° view over the whole archipelago.

News · 5 min

The 600 goats of Alicudi

When an island went around the world

In April 2024, Alicudi's mayor offered to give away one of the 600 goats that had invaded the island. 1,900 requests poured in from Europe, the US, and Africa.

Books · 4 min

Thinking Like an Island

Alicudi seen by two photographers in winter

The photo book by Camilla Marrese and Gabriele Chiapparini documents Alicudi off-season. Published by Overlapse, covered by CNN Style in 2025.

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