To visit or walk on the Aeolian Islands is something you can do all year round. This time of the year - early June - it's idyllic. You may or may not know that King Aeolus, the ruler of the winds, was the one who gave Ulysses, from the Odyssey, a bag of winds to blow him back safely to Ithaca. Unfortunately for him he fell asleep on the job and his crew opened up the bag, thinking it was full of gold, and in punishment, the whole fleet got blown back to the islands. Not a lot has changed on these islands since Aeolus' days, where he spent most of his time feasting and banqueting with his wife and children. Today most people who visit spend their time relaxing in the small bars, sipping aperitifs
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