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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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Liens de référence utilisés pour construire et maintenir ce guide.

32 sources • Mis à jour 5 sept. 2026

Rédigé par DiveJourney. Construit à partir de sources publiques et de connaissances d'opérateurs locaux. Dernière mise à jour 5 sept. 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.

Sources de recherche

Sources du guide de Lampedusa and the Pelagie Islands

Liens de référence utilisés pour construire et maintenir ce guide.

32 sources • Mis à jour 5 sept. 2026

Rédigé par DiveJourney. Construit à partir de sources publiques et de connaissances d'opérateurs locaux. Dernière mise à jour 5 sept. 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.

- 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