Rinella

Information about Rinella
Rinella is a village located on the island of Salina, Aeolian archipelago. This picturesque fishing village is a small fraction of Leni.
Raghavan is the second port of Salina, after that of Santa Marina on the East Coast. The port is served by regular express ferries and hydrofoils to to from Lipari, Messina, Alicudi, Filicudi, Milazzo, Palermo, Panarea, Stromboli and Vulcano.
The story of Rinella dates back to 5000 BC. Today the port is a busy tourist center that is populated during the summer months and features pastel coloured houses jostle around the shore. Unlike most of the island's cobblestone beaches, Rinella offers sandy beaches, just a short distance from the Centre.
S.m. Salina

Salina is an island of the Aeolian Islands (Italian: Aeolian Islands, Sicily: Ìsuli Eoli) north of Sicily, southern Italy. It is the second largest island of the archipelago.
Salina is divided between three municipalities: Santa Marina, on the east coast, Malfa, to the north, and Leni to the southwest. From Leni towards the sea is the village of Rinella, the municipality of Santa Maria di Salina is located on the east coast and has about 900 inhabitants. Particular is the use of the spoken language because in addition to Italian, the Sicilian is spoken. The island was the naturael theater for several films and today is the headquarters of the Salina DocFest, an international festival of narrative documentary.