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Western Sicily and the Egadi Islands

Coralligenous walls, island caves, and storied wrecks across Sicily's wild western edge

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Fontes de pesquisa

Fontes do guia de Western Sicily and the Egadi Islands

Links de referência usados para criar e manter este guia.

38 fontes • Atualizado 5 de set. de 2026

Escrito pela DiveJourney. Criado a partir de fontes públicas e conhecimento de operadoras locais. Última atualização 5 de set. de 2026.

Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area - Official marine protected area portal for regulations, authorizations, conservation projects, and visitor services.
Egadi Islands MPA - Zoning and permitted activities - Official English zoning summary, including Marettimo Zone A guided underwater access dates.
Egadi Islands MPA - 2023 implementing regulations - Official detailed rules and the latest fee schedule located during research; annual rates should be rechecked.
Parks.it - Egadi authorizations and mooring services - Official park-network page covering Blue Discovery authorizations, mooring fields, and Posidonia protection.

Fontes de pesquisa

Fontes do guia de Western Sicily and the Egadi Islands

Links de referência usados para criar e manter este guia.

38 fontes • Atualizado 5 de set. de 2026

Escrito pela DiveJourney. Criado a partir de fontes públicas e conhecimento de operadoras locais. Última atualização 5 de set. de 2026.

Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area - Official marine protected area portal for regulations, authorizations, conservation projects, and visitor services.
Egadi Islands MPA - Zoning and permitted activities - Official English zoning summary, including Marettimo Zone A guided underwater access dates.
Egadi Islands MPA - 2023 implementing regulations - Official detailed rules and the latest fee schedule located during research; annual rates should be rechecked.
Parks.it - Egadi authorizations and mooring services - Official park-network page covering Blue Discovery authorizations, mooring fields, and Posidonia protection.

- Official itinerary description supporting Marettimo current, depth, canyon, and wildlife characteristics.

Parks.it - Marettimo wreck barge - Official itinerary description supporting an accessible intermediate-level Marettimo wreck option.

Visit Sicily - Egadi Islands - Regional tourism-board overview of Favignana, Levanzo, Marettimo, sea caves, villages, and protected waters.

Visit Sicily - San Vito Lo Capo Kent Wreck - Regional tourism-board description of the Kent cargo wreck off Tonnara del Secco.

San Vito Web - Dive sites - Local destination guide describing Cataracta, Cala Rossa, and Faro shoals, depths, walls, and common marine life.

Marettimo Diving Center - The dives - Resident operator source for Marettimo walls, shoals, passages, caves, gorgonians, sponges, and corals.

Blu Tek Diving - Egadi MPA - Local operator overview of the MPA's varied shallow, deep, cave, archaeological, snorkeling, and sea-watching sites.

Blu Tek Diving - Punta Bassana wall - Operator site profile supporting Punta Bassana's stepped wall and recreational depth range.

PADI - Diving in Sicily - Supports the broad May to October dive season, summer water range, calmer summer conditions, and winter caveats.

SSI - Diving Center Saracen Favignana - Supports Favignana-based scuba, freediving, snorkeling, wreck, shore, boat, and extended-range services.

Sailing Bubbles - Favignana and Levanzo diving - Operator source for coralligenous habitat, sea fans, barracuda, and archaeological diving near Cala Minnola.

Sailing Bubbles - Marettimo diving - Operator source for healthy coralligenous formations, red gorgonians, and deeper gold coral.

PADI - Atlantis Kent wreck - San Vito operator source for the Kent wreck's history and guided deep-dive context.

Liberty Lines - Fares and timetables - Primary official source for current hydrofoil schedules and seasonal island connectivity.

Trapani Airport - Airgest - Official Trapani airport portal for flights, transport, and passenger information.

Trapani Airport - Airlines and tickets - Official source identifying currently listed passenger airlines at Trapani Airport.

Palermo Airport - GESAP - Official Palermo airport portal for current flight and ground-transport information.

Zingaro Nature Reserve - Official site - Official source for current openings, route restrictions, safety notices, and reserve management.

Zingaro Nature Reserve - Coastal trail - Official description of the reserve's principal coastal route.

Zingaro Nature Reserve - Official visitor information - Official source for current entry fees, concessions, and electronic-payment requirements.

Visit Sicily - Cous Cous Fest 2026 - Confirms the September 18 to 27, 2026 festival period and the resulting San Vito Lo Capo crowd pressure.

Italian Coast Guard - Search and Rescue - Official confirmation that 1530 is the free Italian emergency number for rescue at sea.

Italia.it - Emergency numbers and assistance - Official national tourism guidance confirming 112 for general emergencies and 1530 for sea rescue.

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

ASP Trapani - Hyperbaric Medicine Unit - Current official details for the Trapani hyperbaric unit, emergency availability, and contact information.

European Commission - Schengen Area - Official framework for Schengen travel and border arrangements.

European Commission - Applying for a Schengen visa - Official passport, application, and travel-medical-insurance guidance for visa applicants.

DiveJourney - Punta Bassana - Internal destination record used for the linked signature-site slug and traveler-facing site summary.

DiveJourney - Scoglio Spandillo - Internal destination record used for the linked signature-site slug and traveler-facing site summary.

DiveJourney - Kent Wreck - Internal destination record used for the linked signature-site slug and traveler-facing site summary.

DiveJourney - Tonnara del Secco - Internal destination record used for the linked signature-site slug and traveler-facing site summary.

DiveJourney - Cow Passage - Internal destination record used for the linked signature-site slug and traveler-facing site summary.

DiveJourney - Faraglioni di Scopello - Internal destination record used for the linked signature-site slug and traveler-facing site summary.

Destination hero photo by Marcreation - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@marcreation