Un’isola che non ama le mezze misure, mai preda del turismo di massa, nemmeno ad Agosto!
Se state cercando un luogo lontano dal caos quotidiano Pantelleria è ciò che fa al caso vostro!
Un’isola accogliente, dove non vi sentirete mai turisti, ma parte di essa!
Photo Taken In Pantelleria, Italy 
yellow jellyfish in the sea Sicilian island of Pantelleria 
Arco Dell’Elefante (Elephant Arch) and the Mediterranean Sea, Cala Lavante, Island of Pantelleria, Sicily, Italy, Europe 
PANTELLERIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Vineyard in Pantelleria, tiny island at south of Sicily on september 5, 2011 in Pantelleria, Italy. Pantelleria is the largest of the Sicilian islands, unusually green with its low-lying vineyards, squat olive trees, capers and wild scrub hugging the fertile dark-grey, volcanic soil. The famous Passito wine is made from the large and splendidly juicy zibibbo (Moscato d’Alessandria) grape, which was originally introduced onto the island by the Arabs centuries ago and is the only variety of grape cultivated on the island’s steep terrain. For years, celebrities like Giorgio Armani , Sting, Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Garcia Marquez have hidden out here the better part of the baking summer, lolling in their ‘damusi’ the typical local lava-stone houses with white-domed roofs. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) 
Photo Taken In Pantelleria, Italy 
PANTELLERIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Capers culture in Pantelleria, the capers of Pantelleria are of the highest quality, the gastronomic tradition identifies the capers of Pantelleria as the best on september 5, 2011 in Pantelleria, Italy. Pantelleria is the largest of the Sicilian islands, unusually green with its low-lying vineyards, squat olive trees, capers and wild scrub hugging the fertile dark-grey, volcanic soil. For years, celebrities like Giorgio Armani , Sting, Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Garcia Marquez have hidden out here the better part of the baking summer, lolling in their ‘damusi’ the typical local lava-stone houses with white-domed roofs. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) 
PANTELLERIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Typical sicilian food in Pantelleria, tiny island at south of Sicily on september 5, 2011 in Pantelleria, Italy. Pantelleria is the largest of the Sicilian islands, unusually green with its low-lying vineyards, squat olive trees, capers and wild scrub hugging the fertile dark-grey, volcanic soil. The famous Passito wine is made from the large and splendidly juicy zibibbo (Moscato d’Alessandria) grape, which was originally introduced onto the island by the Arabs centuries ago and is the only variety of grape cultivated on the island’s steep terrain. For years, celebrities like Giorgio Armani , Sting, Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Garcia Marquez have hidden out here the better part of the baking summer, lolling in their ‘damusi’ the typical local lava-stone houses with white-domed roofs. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) 
“Pantelleria caper harvesting. The Pantelleria caper was named PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) in 1996. Pantelleria Island, Italy. August 2014 (Photo by Pigi Cipelli\Archivio Pigi Cipelli\Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)” 
PANTELLERIA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 05: Workers harvest in Pantelleria, tiny island at south of Sicily on september 5, 2011 in Pantelleria, Italy. Pantelleria is the largest of the Sicilian islands, unusually green with its low-lying vineyards, squat olive trees, capers and wild scrub hugging the fertile dark-grey, volcanic soil. The famous Passito wine is made from the large and splendidly juicy zibibbo (Moscato d’Alessandria) grape, which was originally introduced onto the island by the Arabs centuries ago and is the only variety of grape cultivated on the island’s steep terrain. For years, celebrities like Giorgio Armani , Sting, Carole Bouquet, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Garcia Marquez have hidden out here the better part of the baking summer, lolling in their ‘damusi’ the typical local lava-stone houses with white-domed roofs. (Photo by Eric VANDEVILLE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) 
Inside a sea cave 
The town of Pantelleria seen from the sea while the ferryboat arriving from Trapani is landing at dawn. Island of Pantelleria (Italy), January 2016 (Photo by Pigi Cipelli\Archivio Pigi Cipelli\Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) 
“A fishing boat on Khattibugale rocks. Pantelleria Island, Italy. August 2014 (Photo by Pigi Cipelli\Archivio Pigi Cipelli\Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)” 
Little tomatos. Pantelleria. Sicily. Italy. (Photo by: Riccardo Lombardo/REDA&CO/UIG via Getty Images)
Pantelleria letteralmente “Figlia del vento”, sorge tra l’Africa e l’Europa. É distante circa 60 km dalla costa tunisina e 80 da quella siciliana. Non appartiene a nessun arcipelago ed è la più grande tra le “isole satelliti” della Sicilia con una superficie di 83 kmq e un perimetro di 51,5 km.
Pantelleria, è un’isola di origine vulcanica e nonostante l’ultima eruzione risalga al 1891 e si tratti ormai quindi di un vulcano spento, la sua vita geologica è ancora in attività con fenomeni vulcanici secondari molto presenti, che contribuiscono a caratterizzarla e renderla unica.
Il punto più alto dell’isola si raggiunge sulla cima della Montagna Grande a ben 863 metri sul livello del mare.
É un’isola formata da rocce acide ricche di materiali sodici, unici al mondo, che sono presenti solo su quest’isola e per questo prendono il nome di Pantelleriti. Studiandoli si è arrivati ad identificare il periodo di nascita di quest’isola circa 500.000 anni fa, durante l’era del terziario.
Il territorio dell’isola deve la sua conformazione, oltre che ai mutamenti vulcanici, anche alla presenza dell’uomo che nei secoli ha dovuto combattere contro il vento e la siccità.
Così sono stati costruiti: per l’agricoltura i terrazzamenti con i tipici muretti a secco e i giardini panteschi, vere e proprie fortificazioni in pietra lavica a protezione degli alberi di agrumi dai venti battenti; per le abitazioni i Dammusi, particolari edifici con il soffitto a cupola, primi esempi di architettura Bio-climatica per la raccolta dell’acqua e l’isolamento termico.
