- Tyrrhenian Sea in Sicily
- Ionian sea
- Mediterranean Sea in Sicily
- Vacation at sea
- Underwater world
Sicily can be called a resort record holder, because its shores are carefully washed by three warm European seas - the Ionian, Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean. Each side of the island is an ode to resort life. Gilded and whitish shallows of sand, emerald green palm trees and turquoise blue sea water, teasing salty breezes and flirtatious waves, an unreal underwater world and shamelessly bright sun surround the Italian island. A warm climate, fabulous landscapes and paradise life gave the resorts of the sea in Sicily.
Sicily got more than a thousand kilometers of a beautiful warm coastline, dotted with breathtaking bays, lagoons, rocky headlands. The area is incredibly vibrant, colorful and mesmerizing. And the coast of each sea has its own character, characteristics and charms.
All year round, warm plus weather reigns in Sicily, without snowfalls and other northern attributes. The temperature at the height of winter is 10-15 °, in summer it exceeds 30 °. The swimming season lasts from May to September, although bathers are not uncommon here in October too, frolicking with pleasure in the sea waves.
Tyrrhenian Sea in Sicily
The most attractive for tourists is the Tyrrhenian Sea region. It is not by chance that it is considered the most beautiful in the world - you really will not find such a color, transparency of water, a rich natural world anywhere. The Tyrrhenian Sea is separated from the Mediterranean by the Strait of Sicily.
Pebble and rocky beaches, sandy embankments, shores dotted with tropical vegetation are complemented by warm, perfectly clear water. In winter, the water temperature fluctuates within 13 °, in the summer months it steadily rises to 25-26 °.
Tyrrhenian Coast Resorts:
- Palermo.
- Cefalu.
- Tyndari.
- Bagheria.
- Mondello.
- Corleone.
- Montreal.
Ionian sea
The Ionian Sea is several degrees warmer than its neighbor and is not inferior to it in the beauty and richness of the underwater world. Like the Tyrrhenian, it is part of the Mediterranean Sea, and the deepest. The seabed is covered with silt and shell rock, in places replaced by sand embankments.
In the coldest month of winter, February, the sea water temperature does not drop below 14 °, while in summer the Ionic waves give vacationers 27-28 ° of heat, allowing them to comfortably swim and frolic in all possible ways.
The Ionian Sea in Sicily is very salty, so showers are always installed on all equipped beaches. The beaches of the Ionian coast are predominantly sandy, sometimes with black volcanic sand.
Resorts on the Ionian Sea:
- Syracuse.
- Messina.
- Catania.
- Taormina.
- Giardino Naxos.
- Santa Teresa di Riva.
- Augusta.
Mediterranean Sea in Sicily
The Mediterranean Sea needs no introduction - warm, with a changeable character, it suits both lovers of measured relaxation and connoisseurs of sports drive. Regularly pleases vacationers with raging waves and clear water. In summer, the water reaches a temperature of 28 °, although it is still 25 ° for most of the season. In winter, the sea is noticeably colder - 14 °, but it is still possible to dive in and swim in insulated wetsuits, which is what extreme sportsmen do.
The best resorts of the Sicilian Mediterranean are Marinella, Agrigento, Marina di Ragusa, Palma de Montechiaro, Licata and Gela.
Vacation at sea
The Sicilian coast offers unlimited leisure opportunities. This is a calm swimming in the water, and children's recreation, and active entertainment. Almost all the beaches of the island have a flat shallow bottom, a uniform slope, and clear water. In some places, coral reefs come ashore, and the underwater inhabitants frolic boldly near the shore, not at all afraid of humans.
In addition to swimming, sports activities are popular - surfing, kite surfing, sailing, parasailing and the usual set of disciplines. Many beaches offer attractions of varying degrees of difficulty and orientation, from bananas to jet skis and inflatable slides.
Popular on the coast are scuba diving, cave diving, snorkeling and other types of scuba diving.
Underwater world
The sea in Sicily is incredibly rich in vegetation and animals. Since all seas are part of the Mediterranean, their flora and fauna are almost the same. The Sicilian seas are inhabited by sardines, tuna, crayfish, sea turtles, wrasses, gobies, mackerel, mullet, horse mackerel, stingrays, moray eels, needle fish, sea urchins, sea dogs, sea urchins, flounder and many colorful algae, sea roses, sea lilies, caves and grottoes with stalagmites.
