Vendicari and Marzamemi — Itinerario in scooter

The reserve, the coves and the tonnara village in one day

The most popular day out, and the one that needs the most planning: the Vendicari nature reserve is a protected strip of coast between Noto Marina and Marzamemi, with five different entrances on the SP19 Noto-Pachino road. You pick which one to use according to what you want to see — Calamosche for the cove, Torre Vendicari for the tonnara and the marshes with the flamingos. You finish in Marzamemi, where the square is a few steps from the harbour.

  • Calamosche: the cove between two headlands, reached only on foot
  • The tonnara and the Swabian tower at Vendicari, right on the sea
  • The marshes of the reserve: flamingos and herons in the migration months
  • Marzamemi: the tonnara of Arab origin and piazza Regina Margherita
  • Entry is paid and covers all the access points: 3,50 € full, 1,50 € reduced, 7 € family, free under 8.
  • Payment is ONLY electronic at the entrances: without a card or a phone you do not get in.
  • From April to October the reserve is open 7:00-20:00, and the entrances close an hour earlier.
  • From every entrance you walk to the beaches: Calamosche is about 20 minutes on a dirt track, with no shade. Closed shoes and water.
  • There are no bars and no petrol stations inside the reserve: buy what you need first.