Coast of western Sicily
An area to discover
Favignana is the largest island of the Egadi archipelago, suspended between crystal-clear sea, seafaring history and Mediterranean landscapes. Between tuna traps, coves, paths and traditions, it offers an intense and authentic experience in the heart of the Mediterranean.
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Experience • Favignana
Here, at the end of the nineteenth century, Ignazio Florio invented the modern method of preserving tuna and built one of the largest tuna traps in the Mediterranean: the place that best tells what this trade meant for western Sicily.
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Experience • Favignana
An e-bike tour among tuff quarries, underground gardens, hamlets and viewpoints, with a stop at a producer or a shop for an island tasting.
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Experience • Favignana
A visit dedicated to the history of the tuna trap and the Florio Establishment, followed by a tasting that tells of preservation, work and tuna culture.
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Experience • Favignana
Sailing around Favignana with stops in coves chosen according to the wind, swimming and snorkelling.
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Experience • Favignana
Sailing along the coast of Levanzo with swim and snorkelling stops in the coves chosen by the skipper.
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Experience • Favignana
A slow walk in the small village of Levanzo among white houses, the port and memories of the sea.
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Experience • Favignana
An excursion to the Grotta del Genovese with a transfer by the available means and a guided visit to the prehistoric evidence.
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Experience • Favignana
A meeting with the seafood cuisine of Marettimo through seasonal ingredients, family recipes and a shared meal.
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Experience • Favignana
A coastal boat trip entering the caves where permitted and with swim stops chosen according to sea conditions.
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Experience • Favignana
Guided trekking among Mediterranean paths and sea views up to the Castle of Punta Troia.
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Custonaci, Erice, Favignana, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo, Misiliscemi, Paceco, Pantelleria, Petrosino, San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani, Valderice
In 2020 UNESCO inscribed Maghreb couscous on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. But on this coast couscous has an older and more intimate story: it arrived with the sailors and workers who, between Mazara del Vallo and San Vito Lo Capo, traded for centuries with the Tunisian coasts…
Custonaci, Favignana, San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani, Valderice
Every spring, for centuries, tuna crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to enter the Mediterranean to spawn, and the Trapani coast awaited them with a system of nets, rituals and whole communities built around a single event: the mattanza. In Favignana this relationship reached its…