Things to do in Pantelleria
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Il Mirto e la Rosa
Pantelleria has a healthy supply of slips and sandals shops to cater for all those fashion victims. What you should stock up with is the island's own range of cosmetic products.
Il Mirto e la Rosa, just off Via Borgo Italia, stocks the island's own range of cosmetic products, Linea Cosmetica Lago di Venere, made from the mineral-rich mud of the Bagno dell'Aqua.
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Trattoria Favarotta
Trattoria Favarotta has an excellent reputation for tasty, local fare including spaghetti con pesto pantesco (spaghetti with a tomato, garlic, pepper and basil sauce), and roast hare.
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Monte Grande
The 836m volcano which dominates the centre of the island has a number of interesting sights, including the 24 cuddie (ancient craters of red volcanic rock) surrounding the main volcano. At the summit is the Stufa del Bagno di Arturo, a steaming natural sauna, and the milky white Specchio di Venere (Mirror of Venus), where the bodies beautiful (most famously a pregnant Madonna) come to wallow in the volcanic mud; the Stufa del Bagno di Arturo can get extremely hot, so beware.
Another of these milky turquoise lakes, much bigger in size and more accessible, is the Bagno dell'Aqua (Lago di Venere), which can be viewed from the ancient village of Bugeber. In August horse race…
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Castello Barabacane
Pantelleria is less a place to see than to experience. Aside from the 16th-century Castello Barabacane, at the end of the harbour, there is little of interest in Pantelleria town - it was flattened during WWII and rebuilt with modern, cube-shaped houses. The other main towns are Gadir (the prettiest of the towns), Rekale (in the remote south of the island) and Scauri (the island's second port). You can take in all the villages during a day's drive.
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Valle di Monastero
If you can't face steaming caves, boiling mud baths and baking volcanic mountains, plunge into the cool green of the Valle di Monastero, or the Valle di Ghirlanda, southeast of Monte Gibele, both carpeted by vines that are harvested in September. This is the perfect place for hiking or riding.
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Il Cappero
Wonderfully unpretentious, with excellent pasta and fish dishes. Try the local speciality, ravioli con menta e ricotta (ravioli with mint and ricotta cheese). Bookings recommended for Saturday.
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I Mulini
Located in a converted mill, this is one of Pantelleria's best restaurants. The most famous dish on the menu is the baci, a dessert composed of crispy layers of pastry stuffed with ricotta.
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Minardi Adriano
Boat excursions to secluded coves and sea grottoes are offered by Minardi Adriano from the dock and are the perfect way to visit some of the more inaccessible grottoes around the island.
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Oxidiana
Pantelleria's only disco is full to the gunwales in summer. The building is built from black lava, which gives it an eerie atmosphere at night. It also runs a popular pizzeria.
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Habibi Club
Bookings are essential at this converted dammuso next to the Mursia Hotel. It only serves the famed fish couscous and it's all freshly prepared for you.
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Autonoleggio Policardo
Autonoleggio Policardo rents out scooters (from €25 per day) and cars (from €35 per day) from its offices at the port and the airport.
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La Nicchia
For all that sweet, sweet wine and jars full of pickles and preserves, excellent La Nicchia can cater to your every craving.
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Green Divers
Divers should get in touch with Green Divers, which can arrange exciting archaeological dives and night-time dips.
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Stufa del Bagno di Arturo
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Bagno dell’Aqua
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