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Low vegetation and buildings combining Moorish and Italian Dirt roads leading to some of the most beautiful coves,
influences paint a wild island to be explored reachable also by boat

If you have a morning person on board, here is a special anchors, amphorae, and keelsons while swimming among
mission: go to Panificio Terremoto, the bakery in the Khamma octopuses, rockfish, and moray eels.
district, early in the morning. Not only does it have the best warm The best side of the island to experience Pantelleria’s volcanic
croissants on the island, but there is also a large table where soul is the northern side: this part of the coast is almost like a
women prepare arancini that can be bought fresh and ready for fairy-tale landscape. There are areas that can only (or almost
the most Sicilian of snacks. only) be reached by boat, like the evocative Cala dei Cinque
Then there’s the experience of the sea: you won’t find the Denti (lit. the “Bay with Five Teeth”), which can be reached on
beaches of Lampedusa but every corner of the coast is unique, land only by means of an impervious hiking trail. And with just a
with its own history and identity. Like Cala Gadir, a thermal site short swim you can get to a cave called Scarpetta di Cenerentola
discovered by the Punics: the water of its rocky pools reaches (lit. “Cinderella’s Slipper”): you reach this small volcanic crater
55°C (131°F) and the seaweed has healing powers. For those who through an easy semi-submerged tunnel that leads into a world
enjoy scuba diving, some of the most evocative diving sites in of black rocks and cobalt-blue water. The mysterious Dinosauro
the Mediterranean are at hand. The waters in front of the marina di Lava Rossa (lit. “Red Lava Dinosaur”) and other underwater
are home to two ancient shipwrecks dating back to the second springs, like the ones in Cala Nikà, are also nearby. This is the
and first century BC: they are the remains of two ships from the soul of Pantelleria, the reason why it keeps on luring artists in
Carthaginian trading route, which had a necessary layover in search of visions and inspirations: every rock and every vista has
Pantelleria. They are located between 18 and 30 meters (60-98 its own personality, a story waiting to be told and shared. That is
feet) below the sea-level and, given the excellent visibility and low the charm of visiting a land that is still so wild: every moment of
currents; it is like visiting an underwater museum with ancient beauty you experience feels like a personal victory.

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