Swimming in Favignana
Favignana is one of the Egadi Islands, about 20 km off Trapani at the western end of Sicily, and hydrofoils serve it from the Sicilian coast. Swimming on the east side is off tuff rock and inlets with no sand, while the south-east coast has a small bay of fine sand. The island is flat enough to get round by bike, and hire shops are near the port.
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Every spot in Favignana
Typical water temperature in November.
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Cove, Favignana · Egadi Islands marine protected area, zone C: anchoring limited
A stretch of tuff rock coast near Cala Rossa on Favignana's east side, with sea caves and no beach.
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Cove, Favignana · Egadi Islands marine protected area, zone C: anchoring limited
A small bay of fine sand on Favignana's south-east coast.
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Arcona B&B, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY3Cala Rossa
Cove, Favignana · Inside the Egadi Islands marine protected area (zone C): bathing allowed, spearfishing and taking marine life banned. Anchoring only outside seabeds of environmental interest.
A rocky inlet on Favignana's north-east coast with no sand, where the way down and the entry into the water take some care.
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Questions about Favignana
Can you swim in Favignana in October?
Yes. The sea around Favignana is typically about 22 °C in October and about 19 °C in November, against about 26 °C in August.
How do you get to Favignana?
By hydrofoil. Liberty Lines serves the island, with Trapani and Marsala among the ports on its network. The regional tourist board describes Favignana as mostly flat and easy to cross by bike.
Which Favignana coves have sand?
Cala Azzurra, a small bay of fine sand on the south-east coast. Cala Rossa and Bue Marino are rock with no sand: at Bue Marino you clamber over tuff stones and jump in, and the regional tourist board rates Cala Rossa less suited to small children.
Can you anchor or fish at Favignana's coves?
Only within limits. All three coves are in zone C of the Egadi Islands marine protected area, where bathing is allowed, anchoring only outside seabeds of environmental interest and fishing only with authorisation. Spearfishing and taking marine life are banned at Cala Rossa.