Why Pantelleria?

Pantelleria isn’t the end of the earth, but it’s close. The Italian island - administratively part of Sicily but closer to the coast of Tunisia - is an otherworldly contrast of colors and cultures. Stone-built dammusi houses, with their dark walls and white, domed roofs, stand out against a landscape dominated by black volcanic rock and shockingly verdant Mediterranean scrub. The waters surrounding Pantelleria are a remarkably clear and mesmerizing range of blues and greens. Despite its lack of sandy beaches, Pantelleria is a swimmer’s paradise, with strings of enchanting bays and coves sheltering swimming-pool calm waters. Seafront thermal pools at Gadir, and the mud-lined thermal lake, Specchio di Venere, attest to the island’s volcanic origins. There’s no glitzy nightlife or must-see museums, and the rugged terrain and often fierce winds make Pantelleria a bit more challenging than most other Italian islands.

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