On board a comfortable catamaran for a week of sea, relaxation but also sports and fun!
Sail between the coast of Sicily, the Zingaro Reserve, San Vito Lo Capo and the incredible Egadi Islands. Levanzo and Marettimo, with their timeless magic, retain their character and their wild aspect. The island of Favignana with its turquoise sea and its crystal clear waters is the ideal island to sail, but also with an animated and characteristic historic center. the nightlife of San Vito Lo Capo.

Our starting point will be the comfortable and baroque Palermo, which will be the setting for the last evening we will spend together for dinner and exploring the picturesque and welcoming Sicilian city.

It will be an opportunity to meet new people by navigating between Nature, Sailing and Fun!
You will be accompanied in this fantastic holistic experience by one of our two teachers: Lilamarga with whom you will practice Yantra Artha Yoga, which draws the attention of the Self in the awareness of movement and presence in the body, using harmonic movements; rediscovering the awareness of the breath with pranayama and perceiving the harmonic vibratory frequencies with the chanting of Mantras.

Base of embarkation: Palermo, Marina di Villa Igeia
Base of disembarkation: Palermo, Marina di Villa Igeia
meeting * based on Saturday from 15: 30 / disembarkation on Saturday at 09: 00 **
* we will meet to organize to make a shopping list and carry it out together.
Boarding from 17 onwards, as soon as the check of our instructor is finished.
** Arrival in the Port of Palermo by 18:00 - night in the port included.

TRAVEL PROGRAM

Saturday:
Boarding from 3.30 pm in Palermo. Accommodation in the cabins, briefing on the week's program and on board instrumentation, then everyone to get the galley. If you are ready by 18:30 and the weather conditions allow it, you will set sail (about 1 / 2h of navigation) towards Mondello or Terrasini to spend dinner and the night in the harbor under the stars. Evening meditation.

Sunday:
Breakfast on board and route to San Vito Lo Capo (yoga in navigation - about 5 hours), navigation along the coast to the Riserva dello Zingaro up to San Vito Lo Capo, a fishing port that has become a pleasant tourist resort with its characteristic long sandy beach ( yoga on the beach). You will go ashore with the tender for an aperitif, dinner or even just a walk in the village. Overnight at anchor in the bay of San Vito Lo Capo.

Monday:
Yoga in navigation (about 5h) towards Favignana, the largest of the islands, with its characteristic butterfly shape. The name derives from the construction stone, called Favignana, which is extracted from the tuff quarries. Once you arrive, you will stop for a dip and relax in Cala Rossa, a symbolic cove of the island, which offers both rocks and sand set in a sea that embraces shades ranging from blue to light blue. For the evening you will enter the port where moored you can go down comfortably in the main village of the island.

Tuesday:
Yoga ashore, breakfast and for those who want to visit the Tonnara Florio, the former Florio plant of the Tonnare di Favignana and Formica is an ancient trap, one of the largest in the Mediterranean. It is here that Ignazio Florio, at the end of the nineteenth century, invented the revolutionary method of preserving tuna, having the adjoining factory built. We circumnavigate Favignana with a stop in Cala Pozzo or Cala Rotonda. Yoga sailing towards Marettimo (about 3 hours) and arrival in the late afternoon in the farthest of the Egadi islands, Marettimo. Thanks to its remoteness, the impervious nature of the mountain and the low human impact on the environment, it preserves a very precious vegetative and faunal heritage, where rare species almost unique to the Mediterranean have been able to live. We will go down with the tender to visit the village and if you want to dine in its renowned restaurants and taste pasta with Egadi lobster. Overnight at anchor in the Bay of Porticciolo di Marettimo.

Wednesday:
Marettimo, yoga and breakfast ashore on the wild island dominated by Monte Falcone is full of beautiful natural caves, famous for excursions along the paths that lead to the ruins of the Roman houses and marine reserve. We set sail for Punta Troia to see the promontory and the recently restored Castle of Punta Troia, and take a few bath stops, here for relaxation and lunch, (for those who want, you can arrive from the land path from the town to Punta Troia, about two hours and then practice and meditation on the Castle). In the late afternoon, navigation to the small Levanzo, yoga on the boat (2 hours of navigation).
Levanzo (in Sicilian Lèvanzu) is made up of white limestone rocks that have numerous caves. The Greek name of the island was Phorbantia, probably due to the abundant amount of grass on the island. The town is made up of a small group of houses with a small marina, which is about 15 km from Trapani. It has no carriage roads, apart from a small stretch of paved road that leads to the Faraglione beach. This condition of technological backwardness explains the integrity of its scenic beauty. We will still face the town or Cala Tramontana and go down with the Tender to explore the smallest of the Egadi Islands.

Thursday: Levanzo - San Vito Lo Capo
Waking up in Levanzo with Yoga Practice in CalaTramontana or in the Pinetina towards Cala Ninnoli and after a swim in the Grotta del Genovese and a dip in Cala Fredda, in the late afternoon we set sail for San Vito lo Capo, where we will spend the night in the port or at the again or in the port depending on the weather conditions. The town of San Vito Lo Capo will wait for you a refreshing walk of Sicilian life. The heart of the town is Piazza Santuario overlooked by the sanctuary-fortress dedicated to San Vito martyr, patron saint of the town. From here, via Savoia, it quickly reaches the sea, an irresistible attraction for everyone. Via Savoia, very popular especially in the evening, is a destination for shopping and relaxing walks, while in the clubs on the beach young people meet at sunset for sparkling Happy Hours. Musicians, street artists, stalls full of original artifacts enrich the long summer evenings.

Friday:
From San Vito we set sail towards Punta Raisi, yoga on the boat (about 5 hours) and breakfast, and then stop for swimming and relaxation at the Isola delle Femmine, which is a small and charming town located not far from Palermo and the its beautiful waterfront. The same name is also taken by a small islet that overlooks them right in front of it. After lunch we will calmly sail towards Palermo. Arrival in Palermo no earlier than 6 pm for the late afternoon, yoga ashore, free evening with typical aperitifs, tastings and excellent Sicilian wines and then overnight on the boat.

Saturday:
Breakfast on board, disembarkation before 9.00.


- Catamaran: * Bahia 46 * - Sailing catamaran of 14 meters, with 4 double cabins and private bathrooms and showers here is link with photos: Bahia 46 - 14.02mt - 2005 refit 2016
- Skipper: Fabio F.