Why is Riposto in Sicily reputed as a strategic marina for a boat itinerary?

If you are thinking of Sicily as a destination for your next summer sailing holiday, it will certainly be useful to know which are the main marinas you can rely on during your itinerary.

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Among these, Riposto is certainly not one of the best known internationally, however, its strategic geographical position offers boaters a safe landing on the Sicilian east coast as well as convenient access to the main tourist attractions in the area. Let’s find out more about this marina:

Where is Riposto located? How to reach this location?

Riposto is an Italian town overlooking the Sicilian east coast bathed by the Ionian Sea. It is located at the foot of the Etna volcano and only 6 nautical miles from the famous Taormina. The best way to reach this location from the main Italian and European cities is to land at the Catania-Fontanarossa international airport, located just 30 minutes by car.

What services does Riposto Marina offer to its yachtsmen?

The tourist port of Riposto has 380 berths for boats up to 80 meters, each equipped with columns for the supply of water and electricity, as well as a wide range of services dedicated to its customers.

This marina is also located a short distance from the Riposto historic center. This feature offers the possibility of using commercial and administrative structures, as well as getting to know the lively city center and its cultural and architectural beauties.

Why is it a strategic point to discover eastern Sicily?

As we said, Riposto is not one of the most popular Sicilian tourist ports by sailors who generally opt for better-known locations such as Milazzo, Capo D’Orlando, or Syracuse to navigate the central-eastern Sicilian waters. However, thanks to its strategic position, Riposto turns out to be an ideal starting or stopping point to explore the beauty of the surrounding areas. It is located in a strategic position between Taormina and Catania cities and it allows boaters to stop while navigating the Sicilian coasts and/or leave to discover the attractions of the Sicilian hinterland.

What beauties do the area around Riposto offer?

Regarding the places not to be missed in the Riposto surroundings, the choice is really wide, varied, and able to satisfy visitors both from a naturalistic, cultural, and architectural point of view. Below we list just some of the attractions that can be easily reached by docking or sailing from the Riposto marina:

Etna volcano

With its 3,350 meters height, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe, with a diameter of about 45 kilometers and slopes that reach the sea. This spectacular volcano offers postcard landscapes from afar thanks to its grandeur overlooking the surrounding countryside and its smoking cone.

Approaching its slopes and starting the climb, you’ll be amazed at how each of its eruptions changes the physiognomy of the surrounding area, creating new gorges, slopes, and valleys.

In addition to being an attraction for trekking lovers, Etna has become an important scientific center for international research on volcanology and geology, so much so that it is recognized as a world heritage site by Unesco.

Taormina

A city dating back to 700 BC, Taormina is an authentic Mediterranean pearl and one of the most famous cities, internationally, in all of Sicily. The city represents an intertwining of precious architectural elements dating back to distant eras and world importance archaeological remains, including a wonderful Roman amphitheater.

Not least are its indented coasts full of small bays and beaches. Those who are near Taormina certainly cannot leave without admiring Isola Bella, a small islet connected to the mainland by one of the most beautiful and photographed beaches not only in Taormina but in all of Sicily.

Gorges of Alcantara

It is a one-of-a-kind natural environment where deep gorges have been carved into the basaltic rock creating a truly curious landscape.

The Alcantara Gorges are real canyons dug between rocky walls up to 50 meters high born from the lava coming from Etna cooling in the icy waters of the Alcantara river, which flows between them. Those who wish can venture for a short stretch of about 25 meters in the initial stretch of their journey downstream, discovering small lakes and pure water waterfalls. A small beach at the entrance of the gorge is accessible during summer until the water level becomes too high and dangerous.

Catania

Dominated by the imposing volcano Etna, Catania is a splendid Baroque city located on the Ionian Sea, is a vast plain planted with citrus groves. Built-in the dark lava stone of the volcano that has determined the life of this Sicilian city over the centuries, Catania reveals an extraordinary historic center, compact and homogeneous in its Baroque architecture. Its extraordinary beauty is due to its millenary history, from Greek-Roman, Byzantine, Arab, and Norman the monuments influence up to those in Sicilian Baroque style, born thanks to the reconstruction after the 1693  earthquake.

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