Salina Sunset

Salina has tried to market the 1994 film Il Postino, in which an endearing local postman learns to love poetry (and get the girl) from Pablo Neruda. But today's Pollara, where the movie was shot, looks pretty much the same as it did 20 years ago, and nothing is very touristy despite the fact that you can have evening cocktails at a bar called Il Postino. Sunset transforms this western village into a silver-hued spectacle. The local aperitif bars are simple (best is the family-run Al Cappero), but the nature show on display is truly mesmerizing. You can also bring a bottle of wine (and your bathing suit) and trek to Pollara's small spit of sandy beach to take in the sunset over a last glorious swim and your own aperitif.