Cala Rossa
Blue water.
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Favignana is the largest of the Aegadian Islands off the west coast of Sicily, about 19 km in a straight line south-west of Trapani and around 30 minutes away by hydrofoil. Flat and shaped roughly like a butterfly, it is known for its clear turquoise water and its coves cut into pale tuff rock. For centuries the island lived from tuna fishing and quarrying. Its huge former tuna factory, built by the Florio family in the 19th century, is now a museum of the island's fishing history. The old tuff quarries have left a strange landscape of cut-stone walls, gardens sunk into the rock and sea caves along the coast. The island's ancient name, Aegusa, meant «goat island» in Greek. Most visitors hire a bicycle, as the island is small and mostly flat. Cala Rossa is famous for its striking blue water below old quarry cliffs, and Bue Marino, Cala Azzurra and Lido Burrone are other favourite swimming spots. A castle on Monte Santa Caterina, the island's only hill, looks over the town and the sea. The island is free to explore. Summer is very busy, while June and September are calmer and the sea is still warm.
Blue water.
Tuna fishing museum.
Gardens in the rock.
Favignana, Trapani, Sicily, Italy
By bicycle, as it is small and flat.
June and September.