Sailing between Italy's Aeolian Islands means dodging actual magma bombs from Stromboli, an active volcano that has been erupting almost continuously for two thousand years and…

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Forget peaceful sunsets with a glass of prosecco; true Italian maritime romance involves casually outrunning molten rock. Nicknamed the 'Lighthouse of the Mediterranean,' Stromboli hurls glowing lava into the night sky with terrifying regularity. Sailors have legitimately relied on its explosive temperament to navigate the dark waters since the Roman Empire. Anchoring off the coast at midnight gives you front-row seats to earth's most aggressive firework display, completely ruining standard fireworks for the rest of your life.