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to be high. Excellent slices of pizza, schiacciata and the like are sold at the bakery

Costanza on Via Roma, just up from Piazza Madrice, or you may prefer to picnic on
the town beach. For picnic provisions, carry on past Costanza to the Egadi
supermarket, where the deli counter has local ricotta and a good range of cheeses
and hams.

La Bettola Via Nicotera 47 0923 921 988. With a terrace for eating al fresco, this

popular spot serves up a memorable couscous di pesce (€19). As an antipasto, the
fritelle di gamberi (prawn fritters) are also worth sampling. Prices are reasonable,
with starters at €7–9, mains €10–15. Daily lunch & dinner; sometimes closed Mon in
winter.

Pizza Pazza Via Mazzini 16, off Piazza Madrice (no phone). You can pick up
excellent and inexpensive pizzas here, cooked in a wood-fired oven. Don’t miss the

local speciality, rianata, made with pecorino instead of mozzarella, and oregano
instead of the usual basil, and picnic on them in the piazza. Daily 7–10.30pm; closed
Tues in winter.

Pizzeria Salvador Via Nicotera 7 0923 921 271. This family-run place serves great
pizza (from €5) and other dishes too, including local specialities like couscous. In
summer there are tables outside. Daily lunch & dinner.

DIRECTORY

Banks The banks in Piazza Europa and Piazza Madrice both have ATMs.

Internet Elyos, Piazza Madrice 37 (April–Oct Mon–Sat 9am–1pm & 3–7.30pm, Sun
9am–1pm).

Pharmacy Abramo, Piazza Europa (English-speaking); Barone, Piazza Madrice (both
Mon–Fri 8.30am–1pm & 5–8.30pm). At other times see rota on the door.

Post office Via Marconi 2 (Mon–Fri 8am–1.30pm, Sat 8am–12.30pm).

Lévanzo

LÉVANZO, 4km north of Favignana, is the smallest of the three main Egadi Islands.
Most of it is used to pasture sheep and goats, and, with its turquoise seas and white
houses, it has very much the feel of a Greek island. Its population is concentrated in

LÉVANZO TOWN, little more than a cluster of square houses and holiday homes
around a tiny port, where you’ll find the island’s two hotel-restaurants and a couple of
bars.

The coastline is rocky and largely inaccessible, but you can get around on foot by
following the dirt paths along the shore and over the hills. Following the only road