E’ purpose of this article to make it clear that even in just one day a visit to our beautiful island can be made, enjoying a day that will leave us the Magone for leaving so soon but certainly also with the desire to return. E’ obviously one day in Favignana is not enough …
Tag: Trekking
Apr 08
Trekking the cliffs: Case Canini from Cala Rotonda
In a time when we have to stay at home to avoid the contagion of this ugly epidemic it comes to tell a path I did last spring in Favignana, more or less in this period. Enjoy the reading. Text and photos: © Giorgio De Simone Nice day, it's 7:30 of the morning. Today I want to try …
Aug 02
Levanzo trekking: from the country to the Grotta del Genovese
This year in late April, thanks to western Sicily WWF to which I proudly part, I participated in a hike of Levanzo trek that included among other things a visit to the Grotta del Genovese. This post tells you about the walk from the village to the junction for the fantastic Paleolithic cave. We chose Spring …
Jul 23
Marettimo, in the story of Fulco Pratesi 80s (Atlas May 1985)
Marettimo, the different. (by Fulco Pratesi – President WWF Italy) For who, boat, leave Trapani and Mount Erice crowned with clouds and is channeled towards the west, the first two of the Aegean archipelago islands do not constitute a novelty. The landscapes of Sicily will in fact find themselves a bit 'all: the reddish rocks of …
Jul 19
Two days in Marettimo: logbook !
It was a year that rimurginavo to go to Marettimo, not knowing the Island, but loving trekking, I could not help but read up on what routes to follow once there. A lot of sites, most commercial, They gave very vague news and even partial. I started to search through “professionals” of the …
Jul 19
From the village of Marettimo trekking in the Scalo Master and Castle
The second and more challenging hike of the day I made in Marettimo (the first carried out in the early morning at the traffic light) I do not see at all well… we start at 10:30 in full sun ... today there is particularly hot we ... July 8, but I can not do it ... I expect a bathroom at Scalo Master and a visit to Punta Castle …
Jul 19
Trekking a Marettimo: from Scalo Vecchio to the Roman Houses, Semaphore and back
The first time I met him was the Marettimo 1985, I read an article in the largest Fulco Pratesi, co-founder of the WWF, describing a boat ride and trek in the mountains. Here is the text of Article I propose integrally: Marettimo, in the story of Fulco Pratesi 80s. Just now, a 52 years played, I …
Mar 21
Favignana: Fort St. Catherine
It overlooks the island of Favignana and is visible already from Trapani and also from Erice. In almost all panoramic photos taken him there in Favignana, Fort St. Catherine for some misnamed Castle. The ancient castle built on top of Mount St. Catherine, 310 mt of height, which takes its name it has a …