On the islands, Favignana and Levanzo, which are the largest and the smallest islands, Neolithic cave paintings were discovered in 1949. Most of them can be seen in the Grotta del Genovese on Levanzo. They show paintings of the former everyday life, like fishing, livestock farming, and dancing.

The beautiful islands Favignana, Levanzo und Marettimo

The island Favignana is also called “La Farfalla” because its form resembles a butterfly. It is the largest and most important of the islands. Many bays, like the popular Cala Rossa, dazzle with crystal-clear turquoise water, attracting many bathing tourists and divers. You can visit numerous sea caves, like the Grotta Azzurra, the Grotta dei Sospiri, also called the “sighing” grotto or the grotto of lovers, the Grotta dei Innamorati. The capital Favignana is dominated by the mighty fortress Santa Caterina, which once was a guard tower of the Arabs and was later rebuilt to a prison.

Levanzo dazzles with its beautiful hilly landscapes and its dramatic craggy coastline, broken by lovely sandy beaches.