Place of interest
Stagnone Islands Nature Reserve
Clear waters, unspoilt nature, strips of land rich in history and archaeological remains, working salt pans, shallow seabeds, in some places even walkable, characterise the Stagnone Islands Nature Reserve, one of the first to be established in Sicily (1984).
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The place
Clear waters, unspoilt nature, strips of land rich in history and archaeological remains, working salt pans, shallow seabeds, in some places even walkable, characterise the Stagnone Islands Nature Reserve, one of the first to be established in Sicily (1984).
It protects the Stagnone lagoon, a stretch of water bounded from the open sea by Isola Grande, with three small islands inside it: Mozia, Santa Maria and Schola.
Along the edges of the salt-pan canals there are halophyte plants, including suaeda maritima, salicornia, salsola soda, sea lavender, inula and limoniastrum. From July the Stagnone hosts the autumn migrants: curlews and glossy ibises; with the cold come the ducks, with the marsh harrier lying in wait for them, pochards, teals, coots, mallards, pintails and garganeys. Superb and proud herons search for food among the salt-pan pools.
