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t Riserva dello Zingaro

Twenty kilometres (12 miles) from Erice, along the coast
going towards Palermo, is the Riserva dello Zingaro, a
nature reserve of about 1,600 ha (3,950 acres) sloping
down to the sea. It is a paradise for birds, especially
San Vito Lo Capo for raptors such as Bonelli’s eagles,
peregrine falcons and kites, and
even, on occasion, golden eagles.
Monte Acci
829 m/2,720 ft
1 San Vito lo Capo
North of the reserve is this
impressive promontory plunging
Contrada Acci
into the sea.
Monte Passo del Lupo
868 m/2,847 ft
Contrada Uzzo • Ficarella

Pizzo Aquila Contrada
759 m/2,490 ft Sughero
Monte Speziale
913 m/2,994 ft
2 Grotta dell’Uzzo
Contrada Pianello Human skeletons over
12,000 years old have been
Pizzo del Corvo
415 m/1,360 ft found in this grotto.
6 Portella Pizzo Passo del Lupo
Mandra Nuova 610 m/2,000 ft
A typical village 700 m 3 Grotta del Sughero
(2,296 ft) above sea level. Animals such as foxes,
Contrada Scardina rabbits and porcupines
live in these caves.

Key
Scopello
Negotiable road
4 Contrada Capreria
Path
Monte Scardina Punta di Capreria, one of the
680 m/2,230 ft loveliest parts of the reserve,
lies in this area.
Tips for Walkers
5 Baglio di Scopello
Tour length: C2 Scopello is a farming hamlet
Tour length: there are four that grew up around an
marked footpaths. The shortest 18th-century fort.
one (6 km/4 miles) goes from
Scopello to Tonarella dell’Uzzo,
taking about 2 hrs 20 mins. The
longest is 19 km (12 miles) and
takes about 9 hrs. The reserve can
also be explored on horseback.
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