Pantelleria

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Pantelleria

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	36°50.0′N, 11°56.2′E
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Contents 1 Pantelleria 2 Weather 3 Charts 4 Radio Nets 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Berthing Option 6.1 Ports 6.1.1 Porto Vecchio 6.2 Anchorages 6.3 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 7 Offshore Islands 8 Yacht Services and Repairs 8.1 Marine Stores 8.2 Repairs/Yards 8.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 9 Things to do Ashore 9.1 Tourism 9.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 9.3 Eateries 9.4 Internet/WiFi 9.5 Laundry 9.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 9.7 Garbage Disposal 9.8 Transportation 10 Routes/Passages To/From 10.1 Cruiser's Friends 10.2 Forum Discussions 10.3 External Links 11 References & Publications 11.1 Personal Notes 11.1.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 12 Contributors to this page 13 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Pantelleria, or Pantalaria (meaning "daughter of the wind") is a volcanic island in the Strait of Sicily of 117 km² and 7,680 inhabitants. The highest point of the island, Montagna Grande, is 836 m. There is a penal colony on the island. The main industries are fishing and tourism.

Pantelleria was called in antiquity Cossyra. It was a Carthaginian colony until 255 BC when the Romans occupied it. They used it as a place for exile. In 700 AD the Christian inhabitants were annihilated by the Arabs who possessed the island until 1123 when it was captured by Roger of Sicily. Then in 1311 it was taken by the Spanish and in 1553 by the Ottomans.

There are a number of prehistoric tombs, known as sesi, similar to the Nuraghe in Sardinia. There are also several Punic (Phoenician) tombs and walls.

Weather

See Italy.

Charts

BA

176 - Cap Bon to Ra's At Tin

193 - Sicily: Islands in the Sicilian Channel

NIMA

53220 - Strait of Sicily-Southern Reaches

53223 - Isola di Pantelleria

Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Approach and Navigation

The approaches to Pantelleria are straightforward, there no dangers.

Berthing Option

Ports

Porto Vecchio

36°50.0′N, 11°56.2′E
Pantelleria's harbor, Porto Vecchio, can be crowded. Go to the SE side (Porto Nuovo).

You usually have to anchor and moor stern-to. Avoid the military area to the east.

Anchorages

None.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

None.

Offshore Islands

• Lampedusa

Yacht Services and Repairs

None.

Marine Stores

None.

Repairs/Yards

None.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel

From fuel stations, you will have to carry jerry cans. Note there are only 2 fuel stations on the whole island, both around the harbour.

Water

There is a water pipe on the dock, but it is not drinking water. Low pressure, but could be used for washing down your boat or doing laundry

Electricity

N/A

Things to do Ashore

Tourism

There are several interesting places in the island to visit by car.

Grocery & Supply Stores

• A few minutes walk from Porto Nuovo, at the waterfront, there is an excellent food store.

Eateries

• Good sea food in several restaurants

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

?

Motorbike & Car Rentals

In town.

Garbage Disposal

There are bins around the harbors and in several anchorages.

Transportation

There are daily ferries to Sicily.

Routes/Passages To/From

See Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages.

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

External Links

• Pantelleria (Wikipedia)
• Pantelleria

References & Publications

See Italy.

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

• June 2001 --Istioploos 16:31, 15 July 2008 (MDT)

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Contributors to this page
Names: Lighthouse, Istioploos, Athene of Lymington

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