Cala Rossa

Cala Rossa is located in the southern part of the island Favignana in the Egadi archipelago in Sicily, in the province of Trapani. Cala Rossa is one of Favignana’s most famous coves and was recently named among the most beautiful beaches in Italy.

The cove is surrounded by rocks of different shapes and sizes that have a not very large beach in the middle. The sea is transparent and has many shades of blue, and the sheltered and quiet anchorage is a dream place, to the point of being very popular during the summer period.

A large influx of boats is also due to the fact that getting to Cala Rossa by land is very difficult, because you have to travel a dirt road and a steep descent that are not within everyone’s reach.

The cove is considered by many to be the most beautiful on the entire island, and the only drawback is that it cannot be reached by the elderly, children and people who are not willing to make long descents and especially long ascents under the scorching summer sun. The temperature in these parts easily reaches 40 degrees.

The impervious area can be considered a boater’s luck for those seeking tranquility, although as it is the thought of many, space at sea is highly contested; on some particularly good, calm-water days it is impossible to find space.

The beach is not large, but the rocks are flat and you can safely lie on them and sunbathe. The anchorages are named after the color of the blood that colored its waters during the Punic Wars.

Favignana has been inhabited since the time of the Phoenicians, who called it Katria; the Greeks had christened it Aegusa, meaning island of goats, due to the large numbers of these and other animals that populated it.

The present name dates back to the Middle Ages and is derived from Favonius, a warm wind from the west. The island is barren and has an area of 19 square kilometers, the highest point reaches 310 meters and separates two flat areas giving it a butterfly or sparrowhawk shape, as remembered by the coat of arms of the town hall.

Favignana’s coastline stretches for 33 km and is quite irregular, alternating between rocks and pebbles and beaches set inside wonderful coves. One of these is Cala Rossa, an area that is also ideal for scuba diving, as the sea has changing seabeds rich in animal and plant species.

About 200 meters from the beach there are many anchorages where you can moor, also used by boats that bring tourists from Trapani and other ports nearby.