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Italy · Sicily
Egadi Islands
Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo — the wildest islands in the Mediterranean.
Overview
The Egadi are the westernmost archipelago of Italy's Mediterranean. Favignana is famous for the tuna mattanza and tufa quarries that drop to the sea. Levanzo preserves Palaeolithic cave paintings in the Grotta del Genovese. Marettimo is the most remote and wild — just 900 residents, pristine water, and recognition among the world's ten best snorkelling sites.
Where to dine
A table by the water
La Bettola
FavignanaBluefin tuna at its peak — bottarga, lattume, tuna over the coals.
Egadi Restaurant
Favignana PortoCatch of the day, fresh pasta, views over the harbour Favignana is known for.
Il Pirata
Cala Dogana, LevanzoA harbour trattoria with essential island cooking — the smoked swordfish is a must.
Bar Aurora
MarettimoA historic bar on the island's only port — Sicilian granita and the morning catch.
Tramonto
MarettimoSunset dinner with just-landed fish — book well ahead in summer.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
Grotta del Genovese, Levanzo
Palaeolithic carvings from 6,000 BC — guided visit only, sea access.
Cala Rossa, Favignana
Tufa quarries rising from turquoise — no beach; you enter straight from the sea.
Cala Bianca, Marettimo
An isolated pebble beach between white cliffs — snorkelling over Posidonia meadows.
Tuna Museum, Favignana
In the historic Florio fishery — the ethnography of the mattanza and the tuna industry.
Punta Troia snorkelling
An Arab-Norman castle on the headland plus lobster and moray on the seabed. Sea only.
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