Egadi Islands
Three islands off western Sicily inside the largest marine reserve in the Mediterranean, with a tuna works turned museum.
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Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo lie a short crossing west of Trapani inside a marine protected area of about fifty-three thousand hectares, the largest in the Mediterranean. Favignana is low and flat, quarried for tufa stone that left deep rectangular pits now used as sunken gardens, and is small enough to cycle; its Florio tuna works, once among the largest in the Mediterranean, has been restored as a museum covering the mattanza tuna trap fishery, which ended in the 2000s. Levanzo has the Grotta del Genovese, a cave with Palaeolithic engravings and Neolithic paintings. Marettimo is mountainous with no cars.
What you actually see
- The Florio tuna works - a restored industrial complex and museum.
- The tufa quarries - deep cut pits used as sunken gardens on Favignana.
- The Grotta del Genovese - prehistoric engravings and paintings on Levanzo.
- Marettimo - a mountainous car-free island of paths and coves.
When to go
May to September; the cave on Levanzo is visited only on a booked guided trip by boat or jeep. Hydrofoils are cancelled in rough weather. August is crowded.
Honest expectations
The Levanzo cave requires booking in advance with a licensed guide. Ferries depend on the sea. Marettimo has very limited accommodation.
Nearby
Trapani lies east; Mozia is in the lagoon south.
What to pack for Egadi Islands
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.