Lampedusa,Italy's most beautiful sea
Rabbit Beach, boat tours and turquoise coves. The independent guide to plan your whole trip.
Photo: Jeffrey Sciberras / CC BY 3.0 Where to start
All guides
The essential guides to plan your trip: from getting there to the right beach for today's wind.
Experiences to book
The most booked tours
Island boat tours, snorkeling and selected experiences in Lampedusa.
In-depth guides
Guides to plan your trip
Day-by-day itineraries, getting around, the right beach for today's wind and the mistakes to avoid.
Itinerary 3-7 days
A day-by-day Lampedusa itinerary for 3, 5 or 7 days with timings, realistic transfers, sunsets and a plan B for windy days.
Beaches by wind
In Lampedusa the wind picks your beach. Cove-by-cove table: where to go with the mistral, where with the sirocco, and how to read the forecast.
Mistakes to avoid
The classic first-trip mistakes in Lampedusa: Rabbit Beach without booking, last-minute scooter, wrong beach for the wind, flip-flops on the trails. With the fix.
Getting around
Real distances and times from town, which transport suits which traveller, the summer bus to Rabbit Beach, parking and trails.
With kids
Family-friendly beaches by age, stroller or carrier, shade and water, medical services and pharmacy, suitable excursions and where to stay with children.
Why «O'scià»?
O'scià is a word from the dialect of Lampedusa meaning «my breath», «the breath of my life». Islanders use it as an affectionate greeting, almost a «hi, love»: sweethearts exchange it and people say it to children. It became famous through Claudio Baglioni's «O'Scià» festival (held on the island from 2003 to 2012, and turned into the acronym «Odori, Sapori, Colori d'Isole d'Altomare», scents, flavours and colours of high-sea islands). A name that holds all the warmth of Lampedusa: that is why we chose it.
Lampedusa in video
A few glimpses of the island. Videos load only on click, after your consent.