Marettimo

Marettimo is the westernmost island of the Egadi archipelago, located off the northwestern coast of Sicily, Italy, within the Egadi Islands Marine Reserve. It falls under the municipality of Favignana in the province of Trapani. The island has been inhabited since ancient times and was the site of the Battle of the Egadi Islands in 241 BCE, a decisive engagement of the First Punic War. Its protected status, sparse population, and geographical isolation at the edge of the Sicilian Channel make it one of the least developed inhabited islands in the central Mediterranean.

Island Destination, Marine Reserve, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Egadi Islands, Slow Travel, Ecotourism