Known to the ancients as Cossyra, the island municipality of Pantelleria sits so close to Africa that the Tunisian coast is often visible to the naked eye. This 80-square-kilometer landmass in the Strait of Sicily is the region's westernmost outpost, supporting a population of 7,493.
The terrain rises sharply to the 836-meter summit of Montagna Grande. Nearly four times larger than Lampedusa, the island remains well-connected to the Trapani province via regular ferries, while its local airport provides direct commercial flights to the Italian mainland.
Cappero di Pantelleria · Arancina · Pasta alla Norma
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Next up: Saint Fortunatus, patron of the island of dammusi with the Barbacane castle on the harbour, Friday 16 October
Nearest airport: Trapani Birgi, 132 km away
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📅 Every year, on 16 October
Pantelleria celebrates Saint Fortunatus on 16 October; the island preserves the Barbacane castle, which still dominates the main harbour today, and the Sese archaeological park, with its Bronze Age settlement and necropolis.
Not a fruit but a bud: it is picked before the flower opens, at dawn, and cured under sea salt. On the volcanic island of Pantelleria it has been PGI since 1996.
Read more →Saffron rice, ragù with peas and caciocavallo cheese inside a golden crust. Round and feminine in Palermo, pointed and called arancino in Catania: the quarrel is serious.
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