The term habitat can refer to a place with certain characteristics that make the settlement of a species or different species favorable to form a community. In the marine environment the combination of factors essentially linked to depth as the amount of light, The temperature and strength of the wave motion, crea diverse tipologie di …
Category: Places
Jun 11
The Amp Egadi described by Stefano Donati
L’ Marine Protected Area Egadi is perhaps the queen among the marine reserves of Italy, boasting the largest marine reserve title in Europe, The presence of the most extensive and best preserved ocean prairie of the Mediterranean, e, above all, The sensational return of the nun seal, The protected species symbol of our seas. Seabed, fauna and flora …
Jun 11
Presentation of the Amp Egadi of the mayor Giuseppe Pagoto
The institution of the Marine Protected Area Egadi islands dates back to the distant December 1991, but over the years it has experienced moments of oblivion, sometimes remaining a sea park only on paper. From the 2001 The Municipality of Favignana has formally assumed responsibility for direct management, starting a difficult process that initially moved between lights and …
Jun 11
The Castle of Punta Troia Marettimo
The island of Marettimo is located in a strategic point of the Mediterranean, where many civilizations have passed from. Some have left obvious traces, others instead wait to be discovered. It is the highest island full of vegetation of the Egadi archipelago in the province of Trapani. Polybius calls her in Greek will have nèsos, the sacred island, while in the Antonini itinerary …
May 21
Phase 2: in Favignana spring triumphs… waiting for the restart
Nature continues its rhythms, those of an island are particularly variable because they are more affected by climate change and constant and constant temperature changes, winds and tides. In Favignana during this period everything is blooming, from Monte Santa Caterina to the last rock that plunges into the sea at Punta Faraglione, it's an explosion of …
Apr 13
Favignana: the coves from the town to the Scalo Cavallo
Favignana offers access to almost all the coves by land as well as by sea. I am beyond 36 the km of coastline, of a hypothetical circumnavigation of the island, almost all accessible which is congested only in the central period of August. Therefore it is advisable not to travel to these islands in the middle of the summer but to plan another period, better …
Apr 10
Marettimo, ancient Hiera
Sep 05
Levanzo: the works of the Roman era salting Cala Minnola
When I told this strange discovery I wondered why in the guide books do not talk about enough. Yet these systems from Roman times discovered in Levanzo in the late '70s of the last century are very interesting because located in a beautiful place both from a naturalistic point of view mainly archeological. …
Sep 01
Favignana: The First Aid Center for Sea Turtles
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 06
Favignana: Cala Rossa, the most beloved, the most desired, the most beautiful.
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 …
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