Friday, 11 April 2014

Island-hopping - Levanzo

From Trapani, the mountainous island group called the Isole Egadi dominate the near horizon.  They played an important part in Sicily's tuna fisheries, during the post war years.

As we know at home, ferries can quickly transport you from the bustle of town or city to the tranquillity of the countryside, and so, on  Sunday we took a hydrofoil to the island of Levanzo and walked over the island by its only road - to the other side.  It was blowy in an island sort of way, but very warm.  Similarly, in an island sort of way, there were relatively few trees, but the wild parts were covered in flowers in profusion making a natural garden.

Lizards abounded and were very tame, this one was just six inches from my foot
The main road snakes through the vegetation
Looking back down the road towards the village and the sea 
Plants of giant fennel rise in the foreground, whilst Marettimo,  the farthest flung island, lurks in the distance
Wild gladiolus compete for space in the throng
A well-weeded plot showing broad beans already in flower
Time for home - our hydrofoil approaches, as the ro-ro ferry approaches in the distance

1 comment:

  1. We've never been to the Egadi. It looks like it's a Paradise, no need to go to the Carebbean. We'll follow your example...

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