Travel Reference
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Itineraries
10 DAYS
Offshore Islands
Your island-hopping adventure begins with a half-hour hydrofoil trip from Marsala or
Trapani to
Favignana
, gateway to the Egadi Islands. Tour the old Florio tuna factory and
cycle through Favignana's landscape of abandoned tufa quarries and beaches, then ferry
across to see prehistoric cave art at
Levanzo
and hike the trails of
Marettimo
. Next stop is
the offshore diving paradise of
Ustica
, whose pristine waters and easygoing pace will
make you forget you're only 90 minutes from downtown Palermo. When you're ready for a
culture shock, boomerang back to the Sicilian 'mainland' for the train from Palermo to
Milazzo, then hydrofoil out to the
Aeolian Islands
, seven volcanic beauties with seven
personalities. Start on the biggest,
Lipari
, where you can tour the superb archaeological
