Favignana: The Greek called the island Aegusa, but it was named Famignana after the wind Favonio during the Middle Ages. It looks like a big butterfly. Its waters keep the secrets of ancient battles as the terrible battle of the Egadi in 241 B.C. fought at Cala Rossa by the Romans and the Carthaginians. The island's prosperity has been linked to the Florio family from the second half of the 19th century till the first decades of this century. Palazzo Florio, built around 1876, is certainly a symbol of the island. Of interest is the famous Tonnara Florio, an imposing tuna fish establishment and a superb example of industrial archaeology. Very impressive is the Mattanza, an age-old rite that takes place around three times weekly in May and June, when, under the head fisherman, or rais, the tuna-fishes are surrounded, netted and then impaled and beaten to death. The island is famous for its marvellous coasts and for the incredible colours of its sea; there is an infinite number of "cale" (small bays), with suggestive reefs and white sand beaches that will offer magic moments to every sea lover.
Levanzo: off the northern coast of Favignana lies the islad of Levanzo, famous for its numerous archaeological objects found in the deep sea. This islands has been inhabited since very ancient times, as is shown by the neolithical paintings of 5000 years ago found in the Genovese Grotto,
Marettimo: Called "Hiera" by the Greek, meaning "Sacred Island", is the wildest island of the Egadi, with its marvelous caves and mountainous paths. Scalo Vecchio is the real fishermen's harbor in Marettimo. From here you can see Punta Troia with its castle built by the Spanish in 17th century. Outside the town, following a mule-track climbing up the mountain you can reach "Case Romane", some Roman ruins and a small temple dating back to the first century of the Christian era, testifying Marettimo was a seat of a Roman fortified place.
