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Lampedusa and the Pelagie Islands

Limestone caverns, volcanic walls, and Lampione sharks at Europe's southern edge

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Destination Guide Sources For Lampedusa and the Pelagie Islands

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32 sources • Updated Sep 5, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Sep 5, 2026.

AMP Isole Pelagie - About the marine protected area - Official overview of the protected area, island geology, habitats, and marine biodiversity.
AMP Isole Pelagie - Zonation - Official explanation of Zones A, B, and C and the activities allowed in each.
AMP Isole Pelagie - Authorizations - Official authorization process and forms for regulated activities in the marine protected area.
AMP Isole Pelagie - Executive regulation - Official rules for recreational and guided scuba and apnea activity, group size, cave access, navigation, and conservation conduct.
AMP Isole Pelagie - 2026 operating discipline

Research Sources

Destination Guide Sources For Lampedusa and the Pelagie Islands

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

32 sources • Updated Sep 5, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Sep 5, 2026.

AMP Isole Pelagie - About the marine protected area - Official overview of the protected area, island geology, habitats, and marine biodiversity.
AMP Isole Pelagie - Zonation - Official explanation of Zones A, B, and C and the activities allowed in each.
AMP Isole Pelagie - Authorizations - Official authorization process and forms for regulated activities in the marine protected area.
AMP Isole Pelagie - Executive regulation - Official rules for recreational and guided scuba and apnea activity, group size, cave access, navigation, and conservation conduct.
AMP Isole Pelagie - 2026 operating discipline

- Official 2026 authorization fees and operating conditions, including guided diving and private recreational vessels.

AMP Isole Pelagie - 2026 guided diving application - Official 2026 form confirming that guided apnea and scuba operations in Zones B and C require authorization.

Legambiente - Visiting the Lampedusa Nature Reserve - Official reserve access information, 2026 Rabbit Beach reservation dates, trail guidance, and visitor rules.

Legambiente - Lampedusa Nature Reserve - Official reserve profile covering geography, loggerhead nesting, migration, coastal habitats, and cultural sites.

Rabbit Beach reservation portal - Official booking portal referenced by the reserve for controlled access to Rabbit Beach.

Lampedusa Airport - Information - Official airport information, opening hours, contacts, and territorial continuity services.

Lampedusa Airport - Local transport - Official airport ground transport information, including the local circular bus.

Liberty Lines - Lampedusa - Official fast-craft destination and booking information for Lampedusa and the Pelagie Islands.

Caronte and Tourist - Pelagie Islands - Official conventional ferry guidance for Porto Empedocle, Linosa, and Lampedusa, including weather-dependent crossing times.

Moby Diving - PADI Dive Center - Operator profile supporting local half-day and full-day boat diving around Lampedusa, Lampione, and Linosa, plus courses and snorkeling.

Pelagos 2.0 Diving Center - Local operator source supporting recreational, training, and technical diving across Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione.

Sailing Bubbles - Lampedusa and Lampione diving - Specialist operator source for Lampione's offshore setting and the July to September gray shark window.

Sailing Bubbles - Linosa diving - Specialist operator source for Linosa's volcanic walls, columnar basalt, Secchitella, and marine life.

ISPRA - Italy 1991 to 2020 climate normals - Official Italian climate-normal methodology and national temperature and precipitation context.

Meteoblue - Lampedusa historical climate - Long-term modeled climate reference used with local operator evidence to distinguish dry summer and windier winter planning.

ASP Palermo - Lampedusa medical services - Official health authority source listing the Lampedusa emergency point and the seasonal hyperbaric chamber, normally May 1 to September 15.

Italian Coast Guard - Lampedusa - Official local Coast Guard office source; Italy's maritime emergency number is 1530.

DAN Europe - Emergency assistance - Official 24-hour diving emergency assistance number and response guidance.

DAN Europe - Flying after diving - Official minimum preflight interval guidance and the prudent recommendation to leave 24 hours.

Your Europe - EU citizen travel documents - Official EU guidance for passports and national identity cards used by EU travelers.

Your Europe - Non-EU entry requirements - Official Schengen passport, visa, supporting-document, and 90-in-180-day guidance for non-EU travelers.

European Union - ETIAS - Official status page confirming that ETIAS was not operational when this research was completed.

Lampedusa Turtle Rescue - Visit information - Current free reservation requirement, Monday to Saturday opening hours, and educational visit scope.

Lampedusa Turtle Rescue - Current Lampedusa unit - Confirms the year-round scientific station and transfer of injured turtles to the Sicily rehabilitation center.

Your Europe - EU mobile roaming - Official EU guidance on roam-like-at-home rules and fair-use limits.

European Commission - 112 emergency number - Official guidance on the free European emergency number 112.

Your Europe - Using the euro - Official EU traveler guidance supporting euro use in Italy.

Destination hero photo by Laura Riva - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@hunzik76