LIPARI – AEOLIAN ISLANDS, SICILY, ITALY
history, culture, hospitality …
hotel
The Hotel
The building of Villa Augustus Hotel was once a mill and its product used to meet not only the needs of the inhabitants of Lipari but also those of the nearby islands.
It had always belonged to the d’Albora nobility, and in the 19th century the family turned the old mill into a residential villa for themselves.
During the second world war it provided shelter and relief for those partisan militants who landed on the island. It was thanks to this experience that the d’Albora Prince, grandfather of the current owner, came up with the idea of turning the residence into a hotel in 1950.
Nowadays you can get to it almost by chance, by following a friend’s instructions or by asking anyone local for directions, as its notoriety due to its past makes it inevitably unique on the island.
The Hotel is situated 50 metres from the historic town centre of the island, just 3 minutes walk to the main port. It is easily reached from the main street via a typical Aeolian alley up to an archway entrance, which, through a stone porch, leads you to a special and enchanted patio/garden, around which the structure of the villa extends.
Just a short distance from the hotel there is the Archaeological Museum and a few kilometres away there are the most popular beaches of the island, among which the “Spiagge Bianche” (White Beaches) overlooking the crystal clear sea.
Bike, car, scooter and boat hire, diving centres, excursion offices, shops, all the amenities that the historical main centre of the island offers can be found on the hotel’s doorstep.
The common areas are characterised by Sicilian furnishings dating back to the 17th and the 19th centuries. The hotel facilities include: a comfortable Hall, reading room, TV lounge, meeting and conference room, breakfast room, piano bar and the garden, the real heart of the original villa, for enjoyable breaks accompanied by tasty appetizers and music.
On the first and last floors there are terraces-solarium equipped for sun treatment with showers where you can enjoy the sun, the cool air and relax in total privacy, sipping our own home made drink.
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Virtual Tour
Restaurant |
Bar |
Solarium |
Piano Bar |
Sala Conference - Room |
Garden |
Smallsize pets allowed on request |
Transfer Service |
Group acceptance |
Near the sea |
fitness_center Fitness Center |
child_care Baby Sitting |
nature_people Quiet |
Massages |
TV |
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Foreign CurrencyExchange Service |
International calls |
Internet Wifi |
local_laundry_service Laundry |
local_parking Large private car park |
Fax Telefax Photocopying |
All main credit cards are accepted |
Internet Point |
Luggage storage |
❆ ☼ Air conditioning / Heating |
satellite Telesat |
Radio wireless |
Night porter |
Custody values |
TV room |
Reading room |
Sauna |
Breakfast |
Mopeds rental |
Car rental |
Transfer service in rubber boat |
Nautical services |
Agreement with Garage in Milazzo |
toys Fan |
The Hotel additionally organises on request: banquets, receptions and wedding receptions with catering service |
about
About us
As early as the first half of the 19th century d’Albora family’s business interests were interwoven and substantially laid in the manufacturing and mercantile sectors, its main activities being the milling industry, the fitting out of sailboats and ships, mercantile enterprise and wholesale trade of local products.
Between 1869 and 1872 d’Albora’s third generation definitively abandoned animal drawn mills in favour of modern steam powered mills and decided to purchase a new vessel to expand its mercantile activities, namely a 53 tonned brig, which was built in Palermo, fitted out in Genoa partly with the financial contribution of Master Giuseppe De Luca di Pozzo D’Agnello. In the 1880s the family was forced to fit out at its own expenses additional marticana boats of various tonnage, to meet the frequent supplies of grains, particularly in the crowded town of Lipari.
At the end of the decade, besides Giuseppe De Luca, Giovanni d’Albora’s sons Giuseppe (born 18.07.1846), Gaetano (born 11.07.1849), and the latter’s son Carmelo (born 25.10.1872) were in charge of the d’Albora’s fleet. The gulets exported capers, Malvasia wine, but above all raisins and passolina raisins to Trieste and some French ports and imported grains and pulses. Such activities allowed the d’Albora family to establish itself as the main bourgeois family of the island and to consolidate its position through the marriage of Master Giovanni’s firstborn son Giuseppe with Isabella Liguori, a known Neapolitan merchant.
Donna Isabella Liguori in d’Albora with her children in a portrait of the mid-1800s
(oil on canvas, V. d’Albora, Santa Marina Salina)
Master Giuseppe d’Albora and Isabella Liguori’s son, Augusto d’Albora, became executive officer of the Prefecture and after the First World War, political leader at a provincial and local level. He, together with his wife, Lucia Mosiello, rebuilt the family’s private residence, significantly destroyed during the war, and later on, in 1950, after providing shelter, decided to transform the building into a hotel.
Since then the couple d’Albora/Mosiello, with great devotion, love, consistency and perseverance, began their wonderful adventure as hoteliers, by turning all the common areas and annexed services into en-suite rooms, bar/restaurant, various facilities and a dance hall to entertain friends and hotel guests, making it the 1st Italian Touring club hotel/resort.
Later on, around 1975/1980, their son Marcello stepped in. He was a government employee and married Aurelia Costa/Rodriquez, who was also a government employee. From the beginning Marcello demonstrated great responsibility, ability to focus and strong administrative skills.
He devoted himself with passion to the community of Lipari. He was mayor, creator of the hospital of the island, the Technical High school for accounts and building surveyors, the town corporate body of assistance and of other activities. He, together with his wife, Aurelia, continued running the hotel, renovating, upgrading, and extending the services until his death in May 1989.
Since then the family tirelessly continued in this business until September 2014, when the Marcello and Aurelia’s daughter Lucia flew to heaven.
Since then, with deep sorrow and an unfillable void, though halved, the family has become even closer and committed to continue this journey, always arduous and turbulent, but highly satisfying and full of surprises and so the story goes on …
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Poems
Here, where the air is full of health and nothing mortal you can hear, enchanting like a mermaid, Lipari calls people to fully enjoy themselves. Oh tourist! If you are looking for a place to satisfy all your hidden tastes, without any doubt, without hesitation dash here, come to the “Augustus”.
Oh stranger, who land on these shores, welcomed by the Aeolian breeze, choose this Hotel, enjoy and smile…in a garden, green and silent, breathe sweet fragrance of jasmine…. Now, here and there dawn has already risen, go contemplating the divine waves that caress the Port and Marina Corta….Villa “Augustus” in Lipari is heaven…among shining silences of obsidian!
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Location
The hotel is situated in the heart of the historic centre of the island, just 3 minutes walk to the main port. It is easily accessible from the main street through a typical Aeolian alley. Just a short distance from the hotel there is the Archaeological Museum and a few kilometres away there are the most popular beaches of the island, among which the “Spiagge Bianche” (White Beaches) overlooking the crystal clear sea.
Bike, car, scooter and boat hire, diving centres, excursion offices, shops, all the amenities that the historical main centre of the island offers can be found on the hotel’s doorstep.
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Map
tragitto
Route from the port to the Hotel
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Lipari, Aeolian Islands
Lipari is the largest of the seven islands that make up the Aeolian Archipelago. Of volcanic origin, it is situated in the Tyrrhenian sea, north of the Sicilian coast and includes two active volcanoes: Stromboli and Vulcano.
Evidence of the presence of man dates back to very ancient times , as early as 6000 B.C., when the first settlements were built due to the presence of large quantities of obsidian, a volcanic glass rock, thanks to which the Aeolian islands were at the centre of flourishing trade routes.
Since then the islands were at the centre of the main trade in the Mediterranean sea (during Bronze age, Iron age around 2500 B.C.), a destination and a land to conquer for several people such as the Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, Romans, Arabs,Byzantines and Normans. After long stages of occupation and raids, the Aeolian islands, and Lipari in particular, flourished again under the Normans, during whose domination, the castle was fortified and the island repopulated.
Later on, during Fascism and afterwards, Lipari was a place of confinement for foreign (especially Yugoslavs) and Italian civilians among whom were: Gioacchino Dolci, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Carlo Rosselli ed Emilio Lussu.
After the Second World War, Edda Mussolini, widow of Galeazzo Ciano, was sentenced to 2 years confinement in Lipari.
The islands take their name from the god Aeolus (Àiolos, Αἴολος in ancient Greek), king of winds. According to Greek mythology, Aeolus found shelter on these islands and gave them his name due to his fame of wind tamer. He lived on Lipari and was capable of forecasting the weather by observing the clouds from an active volcano, presumably Stromboli. Thanks to his ability, vital to the inhabitants, who were mainly fishermen and needed to know the probable evolution of meteorological events, Aeolus enjoyed great popularity in the archipelago. According to a theory, it was precisely the fame of this mere Greek prince, skillfull in forecasting the weather from the clouds, to contribute to create the myth of the god Aeolus, who was capable of controlling the winds.
The name of the Lipari islands derives from the myth of the legendary king Liparo, coloniser of the island of Lipari and contemporary with Aeolus.
According to Plinius, these islands were called Efestiadi (Hephaistiàdēs, Ἡφαιστιάδης, i.e. dedicated to Hephaestus) and subsequently, by the Romans, together with Aeoliae and Lipari, Volcaniae (Plin. III, 92).
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Rooms
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All rooms are equipped with
☼ Heating |
Internet Wifi |
❆ Air conditioning |
Telephone |
toys Fan |
TV |
Bath, shower, private bathroom |
Safe |
Hairdryer |
kitchen Mini-bar |
room_service Room in service |
Courtesy service |
Some rooms also have a balcony or a small terrace with a view
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Rates
OFFICIAL PRICES TO THE PUBLIC PER PERSON PER NIGHT |
INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS |
RACK RATES 2023 | |
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Periods Season 2022 | PERIOD A 05/04 - 31/05 01/10 - 30/10 |
PERIOD B 01/06 - 31/07 01/09 - 30/09 |
PERIOD C 01/08 - 31/08 |
BUFFET / BRUNCH | |||
Bed and breakfast (B&B) | € 50,00 | € 70,00 | € 150,00 |
Single room supp. | € 10,00 | € 15,00 | € 25,00 |
Lunch bag supp. | € 10,00 | € 15,00 | € 15,00 |
Reduction for the 3rd bed (from 12 years old) | € 7,00 | € 5,00 | € 3,00 |
Reduction for the 4th bed (from 12 years old) | € 10,00 | € 7,00 | € 5,00 |
Cots for children up to 4 years old | € 10,00 | € 10,00 | € 15,00 |
OFFERS / DISCOUNTS / SUPPLEMENTS ** | |||
Long stays | 10% discount for stays of one week or more in the periods A and B | ||
Honeymoon | 10% discount for stays of one week or more in the periods A and B | ||
Elderly customers | Over 60 (Minimum 60 years old) 10% discount for stays of one week or more in the periods A and B | ||
Family Plan | Free for children up to 4 years old sharing their parents' bed. 50% reduction of the adult rate for children from 5 to 11 years old sleeping in the same room with one or more adults (applicable for periods A, B and C) | ||
Animals | Small and medium pets are allowed upon request at the time of booking at a rate of €10,00 per night payable on site | ||
Services/amenities/facilities included in the price |
▸ Parking (coaches accepted) ▸ Transfer from/to the port with hostess/steward ▸ Air Conditioning ▸ Heating ▸ Internet WiFi ▸ Luggage storage |
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Supp. for room with balcony | € 5,00 per night upon request at the time of booking | ||
Supp. for room with terrace | € 10,00 per night upon request at the time of booking | ||
Supp. for room with sea view | € 15,00 per night upon request at the time of booking | ||
Supp. for the Superior room with 2 panoramic terraces and sea view | € 20,00 per night upon request at the time of booking | ||
Penalties | Cancellation up to 21 days prior to arrival: 10% Cancellation up to 14 days. prior to arrival: 30% Cancellation up to 7 days. prior to arrival: 50% Cancellation less than 3 days. prior to arrival or no show: 100% |
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**The above mentioned offers are not cumulative The Hotel accepts even small groups, inclusive of the guide, at very attractive prices. Please contact our booking office for applicable rates. Thank you. The Hotel management. |
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Directions
Indications may be subject to variations, please consult the relevant information sites.
HOW TO GET TO US BY | HOW TO GET TO US FROM |
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Plane | Milazzo |
Car | Catania |
Train | Palermo |
Hydrofoil
From: Milazzo Palermo ReggioCalabria ViboValencia Naples |
Reggio Calabria |
Ferry
From: Milazzo Naples |
Vibo Valentia |
Naples |
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CLOSEST AIRPORTS |
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The International airport VINCENZO BELLINI in Catania-Fontana Rossa
Is the biggest and the most served. http://www.aeroporto.catania.it The international airport FALCONE E BORSELLINO in Palermo-Punta Raisi Is the third airport in Southern Italy. http://www.gesap.it/ The national airport AEROPORTO DELLO STRETTO in Reggio Calabria Is currently only connected to the airports of Roma Fiumicino and Milano Linate. http://www.aeroportodellostretto.it/it/ |
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FROM CATANIA TO LIPARI |
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The Bus company GIUNTABUS http://www.giuntabus.com/orari.html Connects seasonally, 2/4 times a day, Catania airport directly to the port of Milazzo from where the boats to the Aeolian islands leave. The Bus company SAIS-AUTOLINEE http://wwwnew.saisautolinee.it/?cmd=orari Connects 11/14 times a day Catania airport to Messina railway station where it is possible to take the buses by GIUNTABUSTRASPORTI bus company. http://www.giuntabustrasporti.com/orari.html that via motorway reach the port of Milazzo from where the boats to the Aeolian islands leave. ALIBRANDO COMPANY http://www.alibrando.net/ Offers a transfer service, bookable on-line, from Catania airport to the port of Milazzo from where the boats to the Aeolian islands leave. FROM MILAZZO TO LIPARI |
FROM PALERMO TO LIPARI | |
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The hydrofoil company LIBERTY LINES http://www.libertylines.it/orari-tariffe.php Runs a hydrofoil service from June to September once a day from Palermo to the Aeolian Islands. (cars are not allowed). From Palermo by train http://www.trenitalia.com/ After approximately a 3 hour journey the train reaches Milazzo railway station and then from the port it is possible to leave for the Aeolian Islands. |
FROM REGGIO CALABRIA TO LIPARI | |
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The hydrofoil company LIBERTY LINES http://www.libertylines.it/orari-tariffe.php Runs, out of season, a service once a day from Reggio Calabria to the Aeolian Islands, with a stopover in Messina port. Whereas it operates several trips daily from June to September (cars are not allowed). |
FROM VIBO VALENTIA TO LIPARI | |
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La compagnia di aliscafi "LIBERTY LINES" http://www.libertylines.it/orari-tariffe.php Runs, only in the summer, a service once a day from Vibo Valentia Marina to the Aeolian Islands (cars are not allowed). |
FROM NAPLES TO LIPARI | |
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The hydrofoil company SNAV https://www.snav.it/ Runs a service, in season (June until September), once a day, three times a week, from Naples to the Aeolian Islands (cars are not allowed). The ferry company SIREMAR http://www.siremar.it/linee-e-orari/mappa-dei-collegamenti/orari-navi-ed-aliscafi Runs a service, once a day, twice a week, from Naples to the Aeolian Islands during low season and once a day, three times a week during high season. For more detailed information, please consult the company's website. (both passengers and cars are allowed).
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FROM MILAZZO TO LIPARI | |
The ferry company SIREMAR http://www.siremar.it/home Operates several trips a day to the Aeolian Islands (both passengers and cars are allowed). The hydrofoil company LIBERTY LINES http://www.libertylines.it/orari-tariffe.php Operates several trips a day to the Aeolian Islands (cars are not allowed). |
By train | |
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BY TRAIN http://www.trenitalia.com/ It is possible to reach Milazzo by train. Trains operate from North Italy and Rome daily and nightly. After getting across the Strait of Messina from Villa San Giovanni (Calabria) on board of the State Railways ferries, once in Messina (Sicily) they disembark from the ship and continue to Milazzo from where the boats to the Aeolian islands leave. |
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Special Offers
No special offers are currently available.
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Contacts
Address: Vico Ausonia, 16 98055 Lipari (ME) Isole Eolie Sicily – Italy
Telephone: 0039-090-9811232 Fax: 0039-090-9812233
E-mail: info@villaaugustus.it
Website: www.villaaugustus.it / www.villaaugustus.com
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Work with us
We seasonally recruit staff to cover the different positions available in the hotel. If you are interested, please send your CV via e-mail, after previously contacting us on:
+39-090-9811232 +39-3385420204
info@villaaugustus.it
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