Ferry from Pantelleria Island to Sicily

About Pantelleria Island

Located south west of Sicily and not far from the coast of Tunisia, Pantelleria is an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea. Pantelleria island is around 32 square miles in size making it the fourth largest island in Italy and has a main town which shares its name as well as a few smaller villages. The island is striking and hilly and the countryside is dotted with domed lava stone construction white houses known as Dammuso, the architectural symbol of Pantelleria. Pantelleria is noted for its sweet wines, Moscato di Pantelleria and Moscato Passito di Pantelleria, both made from the local grape. It has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters and like a lot of Italian islands it is busy in the summer season. The short ferry crossing to Pantelleria is from Sicily.

About Sicily

The island of Sicily, located off the south coast of Italy is the largest of the numerous Italian islands and is surrounded by the Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean Seas. Parts of Sicily are on the same latitude as the coast of North African which results in a mild climate that makes the island an attractive year round destination, not just with domestic visitors from mainland Italy but abroad too. As with many of the Italian islands, the tourist season peaks in the summer months. On Sicily's eastern coast you’ll find Mount Etna, the greatest active volcano in Europe and undoubtedly one of the regions attractions. Perhaps in part due to its geographical location, but in the main because of its obvious attraction as a destination, Sicily features a host of regular ferry connections with neighboring islands and the Italian mainland as well as international connections with the likes of Malta and Tunisia.