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The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 9.4 (average on 10 votes)Coordinates : 36.778355, 12.008901 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : Migratory birds: knight of Italy, pink flamingo, gray heron, purple heron, cattle egret, wild goose, water rail (nesting), quail (nesting), Night Heron, Squacco, egret, shelduck, cormorant, stork, crane, bee-eaters, robin, redstart, white wagtail, Bird sedentary: tit Algerian Beccamoschino Iberian, goldfinch, warbler, palm dove, buzzard, kestrel, falcho pilgrim, booted eagle, thrush, starling black. Reptiles: Sardinian snake, lizard, gecko. Astrophotography (low light pollution), diving, landscapes, sunsets, cliffs.Recommended equipment : It would require all the equipment available, from wide angle to super telephoto, the macro, the stand and the underwater housing. If you arrive by plane the choice of equipment must be made in accordance with the limitations of the baggage that for the type of photography you intend to do. The ideal would be to get in the car on the ferry.Best months : And 'possible to visit the island throughout the year. Spring and autumn are preferable for birds (migration periods) and the natural wonders, as the climate is very mild and cool makes it less strenuous hiking. Summer is preferred for underwater photography and hiking at sea for most of the weather is calm, not less interesting sunrise and sunset over the sea from the coast to photograph. In winter, always very fresh and windy, you can choose to photograph landscapes especially those with secondary volcanic phenomena enhanced by the temperature difference. The winter is also a great opportunity to photograph violent storms crashing against the cliff (kind of photography that puts at risk the equipment).How to get there : The island is accessible by plane or by boat. By plane, during the winter can be reached from most Italian airports and some European stopover in Trapani or Palermo (see luggage restrictions ATR-42 aircraft, while in summer, in addition, are organized with direct flights from the main airports of the center Northern Italy (Airbus 320/Boing 737). For those who prefer traveling by sea to get to Pantelleria by ferry is a good alternative because it allows the aircraft to take your car on the island in the summer, the hydrofoil is the alternative fast to the ship.Visits : Admission is free. Archeological Park Sesi, Acropolis Phoenician-Punic-Roman Nature Reserve, Crater Lake (Mirror of Venus), Hot Springs underwater (Gadir, Sataria, Scauri, Nikà), dry Cave Bath (Sauna-Sibà) Favare (fumaroles ), paths around the island from the sea (not the whole coast is accessible from the ground), Stack and Arco elephant.Notes :
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