Underwater archaeology routes

On the Egadi Islands, in Cala Minnola, it is possible to dive on a load of amphorae from a Roman wreck dating back to the 1st century B. C. while in Marettimo, at a depth of 15 m, we can admire the cannons of an 18th-century shipwreck. Almost in front of Marsala, it is possible to visit a submerged cargo. Still in the Trapani area, at San Vito Lo Capo, at a depth of 15 metres, we can admire a load of lava stone millstones and a sunken wreck from the 1970s (this, however, is at a depth of 40 m).

Along the northern coast of Sicily, in Scopello, Mongerbino and Cefalù, qualified divers can visit medieval remains, tuna fishery anchors and a pier submerged in the 4th century AD.

Moving on to the southern tip of Sicily, in Marzamemi (SR), at a few meters in-depth, we can see Roman columns from the 3rd century AD. They are really huge: about six and a half metres long by two metres in diameter. A few kilometres away, in Portopalo di Capo Passero, at a depth of 7 metres, it is possible to observe an impressive load of marble. Not far away, at a depth of 40 metres, we also discover other wrecks of Greek amphorae.

In the depths of Taormina, we find Thirty-seven columns dating from the 2nd century AD. Finally, still on the east coast, in Acitrezza, we discover an underwater experience for the blinds. A special route, developing at a depth of about 18 metres, where the blinds can touch the reproductions of resin amphora. Tags made using the Braille system help to identify the wrecks.