Pantelleria
From Wikitravel
Pantelleria is an island lying between Sicily, Italy and Tunisia. Although Italian it is proud if it's arab influence and is becoming quite a chic destination. It is striking and hilly, with the countryside dotted with white Dammuso houses. There are no beaches - people swim off the black rocks.
The main centre is Pantelleria Town, along with the much smaller Scauri, Tracino & Kamma and Rekale.
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Get in
By boat
Daily overnight ferries run from Trapani in Sicily, running more frequently alongside hydrofoils in Summer. See SIREMAR (http://www.siremar.it/) and Ustica Lines (http://www.usticalines.it).
By plane
Planes fly in daily from Palermo and Trapani.
Get around
By Bus
There is quite a good bus service around the island. See Pantelleria Council (http://www.comunepantelleria.it/varie/FramMenu.htm)
By Moped
An excellent way to see the island is to hire a moped for a few days - it is small enough to do a circuit in 4 hours or so. Beware - there are only two petrol station on the island - both in Pantelleria Town.
See
- The Specchio di Venere - a lake inside the crater of a former volcano.
- The Sesi - black Neolithic funeral mounds.
- The pretty seaside hamlet of Gadir and it's thermal pools.
- The pretty vineyards in the Piano Ghiraldia at the far (east) end of the island.
Do
Buy
Eat
Il Cappero Via Roma. Excellent medium-priced food, very popular with the locals.
Drink
Sleep
Miryam Corso Umberto 1 (+39) 0923 911374. Modern, but functional, overlooking the harbour. Quite cheap out of season.
Get out
External links
Sicily Tourist (http://www.sicilytourist.com/pantelleria/english/)