Apr 08
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 …
Feb 01
There was a time when art and architecture had a very important role internationally in Sicily and elsewhere. It is not a time so long ago. That time was the 800 Sicilian, and in this respect the architect and engineer Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda was for Palermo and Sicily a terrific culmination. The projects of the …
Jun 07
Tuesday 5 June 2018, the presence of all the authorities and environmental groups that collaborate to the First Aid Center Management of Marine Turtles of the Egadi, is a new restaurant was opened housing the tanks where turtles are placed in the center present. Soon it will be realized, the same site, a …
Oct 19
Favignana 3-4 November, Florio Energy, water, sustainable mobility, trash, agriculture and tourism beds in a circular economy that key enlarged from islands. These are the themes of the fourth edition of The Greening Islands International Conference to be held in the Favignana 3 e 4 November, at the Florio factory, the old trap of the island. The conference …
Sep 01
A must for anyone visiting Favignana can only be the center of marine turtles, a place that is also a symbol of respect for the environment that has formed over years of work on biodiversity of these our beautiful islands in the Mediterranean. The summer center is open to the public both in the morning hours …
Aug 27
The rock of Favignana from the sea are expressions of man's work, high hand-carved cliffs, whole inner areas dug in in a manner orthogonal random order, Eaves sometimes pyramidal. They are the ancient Cave di Tufo shelly Favignana today a destination for curious tourists and scholars careful. But why did so many quarries Favignana ? …
Aug 06
There are places on this planet definitely unique, i reef, gli atolli, Caribbean islands, places that we all dream of visiting at least once in our lives: one of these places, perhaps not everyone knows that we have it in Sicily, particularly in Egadi Islands, Favignana is Cala Rossa. World famous, covers …
Aug 01
Reopens in Favignana, in collaboration with the AMP, The Malacological Museum "Matteo Sercia" which also received the Certificate of Excellence from Tripadvisor. Since a few weeks, thanks to an agreement with the Marine Protected Area “Egadi Islands”, it is again possible to visit, Favignana, "Casa Museo Matteo Sercia”, founded by Gabriele in September Sercia 2010: a wonderful …
Jul 26
In addition to being one of the most beautiful beaches of the island and the entire Mediterranean (and do not overdo it), Cala Rotonda is a beautiful natural harbor created by Mother Nature, that leads only to the west and southwesterly. The natural arch that divides it into two almost equal parts as is called Arch of Ulysses: to the right there are small beaches …
Mar 21
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 …
