Breezy Vendicari is a nature reserve on the southeast coast of Sicily overlooking the Ionian Sea. The location is great for walkers, kayakers, sun worshippers and bird watchers.
Photo: The abandoned tuna factory at Vendicari Nature Reserve on the southeast coast of Sicily.(Susan Spano / For The Times)
Another view of the tuna factory, among many such plants that succumbed when the tuna began to disappear because of overfishing. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Walking a path along the wild coast at Vendicari Nature Reserve. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Kayaking is another way to explore the rocky Vendicari coast. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
An observation shelter overlooks one of Vendicari’s marshes, which attract egrets and the occasional pink flamingo. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
The southeast coast of Sicily, looking toward Syracuse. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
Sicilian agave in bloom at Vendicari Nature Reserve. (Susan Spano / For The Times)
