Bathing in the Egadi Islands
The Egadi islands are a Sicilian archipelago consisting of three islands (Favignana, Marettimo, Levanzo) and two islets, as well as rocks and stacks. We are in the Marine Protected Area (largest in Europe) Egadi Islands, with the largest Posidonia oceanica prairie in the Mediterranean and with a very high biodiversity of flora and fauna. For underwater itineraries, visit the website at http://egadi.santateresa.enea.it/ where you will find directions for snorkeling and diving activities. Bathing is allowed everywhere: below is a list of beaches and coves.
To reach the Egadi islands by ferry or hydrofoil you can leave from Trapani to the port of Favignana, to the port of Marettimo or to the port of Levanzo, while only hydrofoils depart from Marsala; there are also maritime connections within the archipelago, to travel from one island to another.
Beaches in Favignana
The island of Favignana has a coastline of approximately 33 kilometers that offers bays, coves and sandy, pebble, pebble or rocky beaches, often easily accessible.
Lido Burrone beach
The beach of Lido Burrone is quite large, with soft and golden sand and a sloping seabed; framed by two flat cliffs, it is easy to reach and suitable for families with children. There is a free stretch, the bar, the restaurant and more than one equipped bathing establishment.
Praia beach
The Praia beach is of light sand, entirely free, with a kiosk bar, very close to the town. Despite being located near the port, it can still boast clear waters. The seabed slopes gently.
Marasolo beach
The beach of Marasolo is also located near the center and is of white sand, in the middle of a cliff. The seabed is shallow and the water in front of it is sheltered by the cove. The beach is not equipped but there is a snack bar.
Cala San Nicola beach
The beach of Cala San Nicola is small but has fine white sand and there is a bathing establishment with sun beds and umbrellas.
Piscine Romane beach
The beach of Piscine Romane (Roman Pools), of sand and gravel, is an equipped beach on the Duilio seafront, characterized by pools dug into the rock, the result of the oldest tuff quarry in Favignana. The bathing establishment offers its customers deck chairs, sun beds and umbrellas, a bar and a restaurant.
Cala Pozzo beach
The Cala Pozzo beach is actually made up of many small white sand beaches inserted in the cliffs of this pristine bay. Sheltered from the sirocco winds, however, it can only be reached with your own vehicle. If you go there by bicycle, you will need to be quite fit.
Cala Azzurra beach
Cala Azzurra beach is actually a thin strip of sand among the many rocks of the bay. It can be easily reached from land, as well as from the sea. Libera, with a kiosk bar, is a good option for families with children.
Calamoni beach
Calamoni beach, which is located a few minutes from the town center, is made up of a series of sandy and rocky coves. With a sloping seabed, it is excellent for families with children.
Cala Faraglioni beach
The beach of Cala Faraglioni is located in the central area of the rocky bay, reachable via a fairly impervious path, crossing which, you can see this crescent of pebbles inserted in the cliff that also protects the facing water mirror.
Cala Rotonda beach
Easily accessible, the beach of Cala Rotonda is made of gravel and pebbles, and is characterized by the Arch of Ulysses, an arched rock formation shaped by atmospheric agents and the spontaneous vegetation that frames it.
Cala del Passo beach
Cala del Passo is not so easy to get to, as the path is quite steep, but the pebble beach bathed by the crystalline sea is nothing short of spectacular, sheltered from the wind and uncrowded even in high season.
Cala del Preveto beach
Crossing a fairly difficult path and not suitable for children, you arrive at Cala del Preveto, where there is a pebble beach with a sloping but stony bottom.
Beaches in Marettimo
On the island of Marettimo there are no beaches with equipped bathing establishments or services of any kind.
Cretazzo beach
The Cretazzo beach, made of gravel and pebbles, can be reached via a challenging path. After about two hours of walking, however, you will find this heavenly corner of nature.
Rotolo beach
The Rotolo beach, made of gravel and pebbles and a backdrop with rocks, is easily accessible even by slippers and by children, in a quarter of an hour on foot from the center.
Scalo Vecchio and Scalo Nuovo beaches
Near the Porto Vecchio and Porto Nuovo, on the sides of Punta San Simone, near the center, there are these two beaches of the Scalo, pebbly, with sloping bottoms.
La Praia dei Nacchi beach
La Praia dei Nacchi beach, made of gravel and sand, can be reached in about twenty minutes on foot, along a path that leads to the cove of the same name.
Beaches in Levanzo
Many beaches in Levanzo are without establishments and services, and are located in coves that can be reached not only on foot, but also by sea, thanks to taxi-boats.
Cala Dogana beach
The gravel beach of Cala Dogana is located near the port, at the foot of the town, easily accessible on foot, and with a sloping seabed.
Cala Fredda beach
The small beach of Cala Fredda, made of gravel and sand, is a ten minute walk from the center, with sometimes rocky but sloping seabed.
Cala Faraglione beach
The beach of Cala Faraglione, small and pebbly, is quickly and easily accessible by walking from the town along the seafront.
Cala Tramontana beach
The beach of Cala Tramontana is made up of gravel and rocks, surrounded by unspoiled nature, more convenient to reach by boat.
The most beautiful rocky coves of Favignana
The rocky coves in Favignana where you can swim in suggestive places.
Cala Rossa
Cala Rossa is a flat cliff in an incredible coastal and marine scenery, not easy to reach from land. Furthermore, once you arrive on the spot you have to walk on the rocks, but a few meters from the shore the seabed is sandy.
Perciata cave
Below a low and flat cliff is Perciata cave. The sea flows through this semi-submerged cavern that forms a rocky bridge where you can stretch out, and fills a natural basin.
Cala del Bue Marino
The cave Cala del Bue Marino is a characteristic descent to the sea between the old reddish tuff quarries. The crystal clear waters are immediately deep. There are many flat areas where you can relax comfortably.
Lo Scivolo
In this cove, called Lo Scivolo (The Slide) due to the descent that was used in ancient times to lower the tuff blocks on the boats, the rocks are flat and low, and the seabed is sandy.
Scalo Cavallo
On the cliff of Scalo Cavallo, once again a tuff quarry, there is a shelf from which you can dive, and in the rock there are also natural seawater pools.
The rocky coves of Marettimo
Cala Manione and Scalo Maestro can both be reached via a very difficult path or by taxi-boat service. Both neighboring coves are located near the castle of Punta Troia. The Zotta Muletti, a sloping cliff, can also be reached on foot via the path, sometimes difficult, to Punta Libeccio.
The rocky coves of Levanzo
Cala Minnola can be easily reached by walking for about twenty minutes; there is a flat cliff that slopes very gently to the sea and behind it, a few meters away, a pine forest. Cala Calcara can also be reached on foot but you have to walk for about two kilometers. The seabed is rocky but the wild vegetation that surrounds it and the marine fauna just offshore make this calanca special.
