Getting there
DanishAirTransportoperatesyear-round
flightsfromPalermoandTrapani;Alitalia
fliesdirecttotheislandinsummerfrom
RomeandMilan.SiremarandLiberty
LinesoperatecarferriesfromTrapani.
Alltransportis weather-dependent,
particularlyinlatespringwhenwindscan
bewild.Carrentalis availableatDestino
Pantelleria (see right)orSicily by Car.
Eat
OsteriaIl Principee Il PirataThebest
eateryontheisland,thisosteriais family-
run,useslocalproduceandhasa regional
winelist.Evenbetteris theviewfromits
largeterraceoverlookingPuntaKaraceon
theisland’seastcoast.StradaPuntaKarace,
ilprincipeeilpirata.it
PanificioTerremotoThebakery’swood-
firedoventurnsoutexcellentbreadand
pizze,andlocalspecialtiesincludebacio
andtheintricatemustazzoli.ViaKhamma,
+39 0923915039
KayàKayàThisportsidesnackbarnear
thevillageofScauriservescoldbeerand
salads under a fishing net tied with floating
Trip
notescolouredflags.Atnighttheymixcocktails
andturnupthemusic.ViaPortodi Scauri,
Scauri,+39 3201562300
AltamareaLocatedaboveKayàKayà,
thissophisticatedterracerestaurantserves
moderntakesonPantescanclassics,such
asNonna’soctopuswithpotatoandbacio.
I preferthemoretraditionaldishes,such
astheTunisian-inspiredcouscous.Via
ScauriPorto5,Scauri,+39 0923918115
SesiventiOntheisland’swesternmost
pointandneartombruins,thedomed
rooftopofthisbaris oneofthebest
placestowatchthesunset.Parcodei
Sesie MuroAlto,Mursia,+39 3276611186
EmporiodelGustoInPantelleriatown,
thisshopsellsalltheessentialspluslocal
andItalianwines,capersandcheeses,
andceramicsbyartistSusanadeSimone.
ViaNapoli97, Pantelleria, emporio-gusto.comStay
SikeliaLuxuryHotelGiuliaPazienza
Gelmetti,a winemaker,formerpro-
basketballerandinteriordesigner,
employedrenownedPantescaarchitect
GabriellaGiuntolitocreatethis20-suite
boutiquehotel,transforminga handful
of old dammusi into a luxurious hideawayinthehillsbetweenScauriandRekhale.
WatchthesunsetoverTunisiaona clear
nightfromtherooftopofPantelleria’s
newestfive-starhotel.ViaMonastero,
sikeliapantelleria.com
ClubLevanteSixfreestandingguesthouses
anda mainhouseofferprivacyandstunning
viewsofthesunrise.It’slocatedonthe
easternsideoftheisland,abovethe
famedArcodell’Elefante,a rockyoutcrop
thatresemblesanelephantplungingits
trunkintothesea.VicoloFaraglione42,
clublevante.com
DestinoPantelleriaThislocalonline
businessrentscarsanda handfulof
privatedammusi,andhelpfulstaffoffer
localtipsandsupportontheisland.
destinopantelleria.com
CortePantescaTheseadjacentrenovated
dammusionthewesternplainsharea pool
andcanberentedseparatelyortogether.
ViaScirafi,MadonnadelleGrazie,villaitaly.it
TenutaBorgiaMakelikeTildaSwintonand
rentpart,orall,ofthisstylishandsprawling
dammusocomplexinthesouth-west,which
starredinA BiggerSplash.Contrada Salto
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