Site 1 - Scalo Vecchio di Punta Marsala

On the eastern side of the island of Favignana, with access to the sea at the concrete slipway that in the past was a landing place for boats, it is possible to make snorkelling trips to appreciate, even in a few metres of depth, a great variety of underwater…

Site 2 - Secca Fondale

The variety of benthic species and the alternating underwater landscapes make this shoal particularly interesting and appreciable. The summit is located at 15 m where, among the rich algal stands mixed with Posidonia oceanica, it is possible to encounter…

Sito 3/4 - Secca del Toro

The shoal offers two different dive sites: Site 1: The Canyon  The south-west side of the Secca del Toro shoal offers the opportunity to travel through a 'canyon' formed by two spectacular vertical rock walls about 3-4 m apart, and to appreciate…

Site 5 - Punta Longa

The alternation of landscapes and the wealth of benthic flora and fauna guarantee a highly valuable dive. Numerous small shoals characterise the southern area of the island of Favignana, where Punta Longa is located, and correspond to the summit part…

Site 6 - Manuzza

The morphology of the shoal, which when viewed from the top resembles the knuckles of a clenched fist, gives the dive site its name. It is one of the so-called 'Pali' that characterise the seabed to the south of the island of Favignana, recognisable…

Site 7 - Nonna Venus

It is a shoal formed by beautiful vertical walls full of ravines and cavities. The top, at a depth of 19 m, is covered by a Posidonia oceanica meadow and algal beds. Descending in a southerly direction to a depth of about 23 m, one notices, among the…

Site 8/9 - Galeotta

The rock offers routes suitable for all levels in both snorkelling and diving with two different areas: Site 1: Franata From the very first metres, among the Posidonia oceanica fronds and the numerous species of algae that cover the rock, one can observe…

Site 10 - Palo degli Spirografi

It is a beautiful shoal, one of the rocky reliefs characteristic of the southern seabed of the island of Favignana and known as 'I Pali', with a 15 m depth top and a rich vegetation cover. Posidonia oceanica and a rich algal layer are present, with abundant…

Site 11 - Scoglio Corrente

The Scoglio Corrente offers diving routes to appreciate different landscapes, such as submarine valleys between outcrops of dolomitic limestone from the Upper Triassic (around 200 million years ago), walls rich in life, ravines and burrows. The top part…

Site 12 - Grotta di Cala Rotonda

At the exit of Cala Rotonda, on the right-hand side, there is an exciting route that gives access to a cave, through a succession of colourful and diverse passages. Plays of light, semi-obscure chambers, pinnacles and coloured vaults offer an exciting…

Site 13 - Costiera di Ponente

On the western side of the island, in the vicinity of a large tourist complex, it is possible to take diving trips to appreciate an exciting variety of colourful and diverse landscapes, even at a depth of only ten metres. The location is also suitable…

Site 14 - Punta Sottile

On the western side of the island, near the lighthouse and on the southern side of Punta Sottile, it is possible to dive an interesting nature trail between 12 and 30 m depth, where the seabed is characterised by vertical rock walls. On the well-lit…

Site 15 - Faraglioni

The site is located within reserve zone B of the MPA 'Egadi Islands' and is suitable for both snorkelling and diving. Punta Faraglioni continues underwater in an elongated carbonate ridge in a N-S direction that can be recognised down to a depth of 15…