Lampedusa
Island · Agrigento
Italy
"I visited Lampedusa and was struck by its world-famous Spiaggia dei Conigli with powder-white sand and translucent waters, a southern shore marine reserve where loggerhead turtles nest, and a cuisine shaped by cross-cultural influences—seafood couscous made with zibibbo grapes is a must-try." - Sarah James, Lucrezia Worthington
"Closer to the coast of Tunisia than Sicily, the tiny southern island of Lampedusa isn't exactly off the radar. But it's out-of-the-way location — reachable via a short flight or fairly long ferry ride — has kept it from being overrun, even in the high season. The island is famous for Spiaggia dei Conigli (Rabbit Beach), a crescent-shaped stretch with clear water, but there are a handful of other beaches and coves worth exploring, too." - Travel + Leisure Editors
After a two-hour flight, Tucci lands in Lampedusa, the tiny Sicilian island that has become the center of the Mediterranean migrant crisis. Here he meets fisherman Beppe, who tells a harrowing tale of an overturned migrant ship. The “open arms” policy of Lampedusa earned the island a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2014. At the home of Beppe and his wife Rina, Tucci dines on sarde a beccafico, the poor man’s attempt at recreating a stuffed poultry dish made with the beccafico (garden warbler). Sarde a Beccafico has many different versions depending on in which city in Sicily it is made.
