{"id":5869,"date":"2015-04-06T08:49:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T06:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=5869"},"modified":"2024-01-26T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T19:07:45","slug":"egadi-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/egadi-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Egadi Islands, a bridge over the history between figs and cliffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is amazing to realize that an island doesn\u2019t have bridges, but it can be itself a bridge, over history. This is the case of the Egadi islands<\/strong>, small pearls set in the sea close to Trapani, in Sicily. The main characters of this trip are Favignana, Levanzo, and Marettimo which are the Marine Nature Reserve largest in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

Favignana<\/h2>\n

We start from the largest whose shape looks like a butterfly on the sea: Favignana, whose name comes from the wind that blew across, the Favone.<\/p>\n

The first surprise about this place is the light. Everything reflects light, from the shining water, and the white rocks of the coast to the buildings that stand on the island proudly with in their soft colors and silently invite the visitors to discover them.<\/p>\n

\"Favignana
Photo via Canva PRO<\/div><\/div>\n

So we start: first we visited the Tonnara Florio<\/strong>, an establishment for fishing that the family Florio bought in the mid-1800s, and that made this island one of the most important commercial points of the Mediterranean for the production of tuna. Today the establishment hosts an archaeological museum that shows to visitors the traditional fishing techniques and the history of this industry.<\/p>\n

Continuing our journey through history and natural beauty, walking to the top of Mount St. Catherine, where, at an altitude of 310 meters above sea level, is the fort of the Normans<\/strong>. On the top of the towers, you can see all around the island and the profiles of her sisters Levanzo and Marettimo. The view of the sea increases the desire to admire it more closely, hear and breathe the sea, and what better point of Cala Rossa<\/strong>? Approaching the coast towards the sea the white rock turns into fine sand until we reached the blue water.<\/p>\n\n\t\t