Best Travel Guide: The tax will be introduced to the Aeolian Islands

tax at Aeolian ? possible, even likely. The discussed economic contribution to be paid by tourists – in Italy, is the must be said, are increasingly being treated as plucking chickens – was proposed by Mariano Bruno, Mayor of Lipari, the largest of the seven islands that form the Aeolian archipelago, and has already been deliberated in City Council. now lacks only the approval of the City Council because the tax becomes a reality.


In a nutshell, depending on the type and level of accommodation chosen, there will be a variable fee to be paid to the from 50 cents per night (for one-star hotel), up to a maximum of 3 euro for the four or five stars. Being one of the Aeolian archipelago of the most beloved and popular resorts of Sicily, the ‘application of the tax would enrich the coffers municipal, strained by the regional cuts.

As was the case during the first proposal of a tax residence in towns in the Peninsula, the controversy and dissenting opinions were not lacking: the island hotel raised their voices in protest, as well as the Association of Municipalities of Sicilian minor islands , which is said to support the introduction of a tax rather landing. According to the anxiety, the Mayor of Lipari would also introduce a 5 euro ticket for tourists who land on islands in one day, without staying for the night.