Getting to the Egadi islands by hydrofoil: updated timetables

Hydrofoil public service

Here are the official timetables of Liberty Lines, the only shipping company operating between Sicily and the Egadi Islands. ESTATE 2024 For more info, prices and updates always visit the site: https://www.libertylines.it

Egad Islands: The marine habitats of the Egadi

Posidonia seabed

  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

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The Archipelago of the Egadi Islands, overall vision

Egadi Aerial views

During a hunting trip on the prairie between Levanzo and Favignana a group of humans approaches a deer that will be bordered by unaware in a small mirror of water. Suddenly a flock of birds gets up in flight; The deer escapes abruptly in the opposite direction, A jump stands out and shaded fortunately …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Light games in Piazza Europa and Piazza Madrice in Favignana

Favignana, autumn images… December 2024 Town Hall of Favignana

Photo: the archipelago seen from Sicily

The islands of the sun can only be immortalized with our star behind them, the beautiful sunset was taken from the San Matteo district of Erice. From the left, the Saline and Trapani, rest in the water from the left Favignana, Levanzo and behind, kissed by the last sun… Marettimo, August sunset…

THE SEA BETWEEN TRAPANI AND FAVIGNANA RETURNS ANFORE FINDS

A Punic amphora of the Maña D type from the III sec. A.C., numerous other fragments of Greek-Italic amphorae dating back to the third century. A.C.. and ceramic fragments were recovered in the stretch of sea between the Trapani coast and the island of Favignana. The discovery by the Superintendence of the Sea of ​​the Sicilian Region occurred following …

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Proximity tourism: one day in Favignana !

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 …

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