Natural Areas Country of Trapani

The stacks (scogli in sicilian) probably give the name to Scopello. They are situated in the bay in front of the Tonnara. A stack is a rocky cliff with a peak shape that emerges from the sea near the coast.

The southernmost point of the island is the Balata Dei Turchi, a hollow that goes from rocky to sandy, it reaches the depth of just 20 mt. .

Punta Fram is the ideal place for diving beyond 50 meters. It 's the most beautiful spot in which to take the wonderful underwater photographs, given the variety of fish that you may encounter.

For lovers of diving a stage is absolutely obliged Punta Spadillo, where the depth reaches 185 meters. Once in the water dazzle the glow of the background, in contrast to the dark volcanic rock, clouds of damselfish, groupers, parrot fish, and further down to find out where they hide octopus, moray eels, snapper and amberjack.

To enjoy the magnificent view of a sunset on the African coast, or the view it offers the Sicilian channel, you must go into the so-called "Big Mountain", a natural park covered by a lush forest of oaks, pines and other botanical species.

It is steam jets that can reach up to 100 degrees Celsius, emerge intermittently from rock crevices and often accompanied by emission of hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide. The rocks have changed over time as a reddish color.

The establishment of the nature reserve to permit the restoration of ancient scenic trails, the path that leads to Big Mountain, it is the green heart of the whole island, have been cataloged over 600 botanical species and 8 of these live exclusively on this (endemic species). One of these species is the conifer is Pinus pinaster subspecies hamiltonii.

The Reserve area starts from Cala Mazzo di Sciacca until the Tonnarella dell'Uzzo and it's between San Vito Lo Capo and Castellammare del Golfo. The reserve is a paradise natural landscape of Sicily with some of the best beaches of the island.

Who likes to take walks can visit Monte Gibele, an extinct volcano which is reached by a path that leads directly to the crater. Along the path you will find the "Favara Grande" a powerful jet of steam of hot water that comes out from the soil.

Driving around the island in search of the most interesting diving spots, proceeding from northeast to south, the first stop is the wonderful Secca di Campobello, full of bream, bogue and clouds of damselfish, which offers the opportunity to discover hidden among the rocks lobsters, groupers and moray eels and large the passage of some amberjack.

Snappers, groupers, lobsters and accompany the descent in Punta Liscetto that allow divers more 'experts To advance up to 40 mt. along a rock wall collapsed.

It's ideal for the newbies: they descend up to 24 meters deep and over in the company of bream and lobster admiring the thousand forms of sponges and the different types of nudibranchs.

Those who enjoy the the bright colors of the seascape,have to dive into the waters at Punta Rubasacchi.They will be welcomed there by a bunch of grouper, snapper, kingfish, lobsters, octopus, up to giant morays and sea fans.

Lush greenery and brightly colored houses an archaeological Cala Armani, immersion of which will enjoy the less experienced, which shows the archaeological wonders of the world Punic-Roman, guarded by schools of fish that make the guard.

Between Cala Tramontana and Cala Levante rises from the depths of the sea up to 35 mt. height of the stack of Punta Tracino that offers one of the most exciting diving of Pantelleria because of the clarity of the water. Making its way around the boulder meet asteroides among herds of sea bream, grouper amberjack and blue fish but the wonder is when, going down you discover products and multicolored sea fans, as well as boulders in a purple dotted with dazzling white sand {This whole sentence is unclear. Revise for clarity}.

Continuing south of the Stack of Punta Tracino meets another dive spot or Martingana. The descent is along a spit of volcanic rock that slopes gently into the sand. The seabed is rich in shrimp, octopus, moray eels, grouper, lobster, snapper and amberjack. It will not be unusual to see old nets or anchors lost at sea.

Among the dive sites to be counted on the island of Pantelleria can not miss Punta Li Marsi immediately after Martingana.E 'characterized by a wall that descends slightly towards the bottom and offers, arrived at 32 m depth, the vision of a mine placed there for years now.

On the west side of Pantelleria, in search of the best spots to dive, we must mention Nicà a special corner for both the spiers covered with roses for the sponges in which magnificent surf undisturbed snapper and amberjack, barracuda as well as. Interesting for those who enjoy underwater photography.

Cutting Scauri is an area of ??Pantelleria where you can dive up to 40 meters. The sandy bottom is inhabited by lobsters, snapper and amberjack while increasing Punta Tre Pietre the thing that leaves you speechless is the rock wall covered with corals, sferococchi and colonies of axinelle.