Sailing holidays in Italy: Sicily
The history of Sicily is rich and varied. It consists mostly of successive waves of invaders (the Greek that founded Syracuse
in 734 BC, the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, The Romans, the Normans and the Spaniards) occupying the island and leaving cultural
influences which have blended in often fascinating ways, such as the unique Arabic-Norman architecture of the Middle-Ages.
Sicily is well known for its unique natural beauty, Etna's volcano and its very imposing coasts, islands and islets. Portorosa
is placed between the hills and the sea, between Palermo and Messina, exactly in front of he Aeolian Islands. Easy reachable
from both the international airports of Palermo and Messina. Portorosa is the ideal point to leave for a sailing trip to the Aeolian
Islands but it offers you also many other different and interesting itineraries for your weekly charters. Alicude, Lipari, Panarea,
Salina, Stromboli and Vulcano will be in front of you: in about three hours of sailing you will have on your disposal a whole archipelago
of seven islands to be circumnavigated.
Another base is situated in the capital of Sicily, Palermo. Marina di Villa Igiea -Molo "Di Giovanni"- is surrounded by
palms and a beautiful blue sea that characterizes Sicily. From here you can sail East, to the Aeolian Islands, and sail West
to the Egadi Islands.
Our base in Trapani is a pleasant and relaxed place from where you can sail West for visiting in a range of 25 miles the Egadi Islands:
Three principle islands, Favignani, Marettimo and Levanzo or sailing South for visiting Pantellaria, an island of volcanic origin, and
the barren island of Lampedusa that has recently become popular for the good underwater fishing around the coast.
Trapani is also ideal as a starting point to Malta (130 miles) and of course Tunesia.
The normal summer winds are from the NW occasionally going around the W. There may also be winds from the NE.
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