Do you know the two countries you can reach by ferry from Sicily? Even boat travel geeks might struggle with this one. One is Tunisia – reachable from Palermo in 11 hours (in the six years I’ve lived in Sicily, I’ve still only known one person who’s ever taken that boat). The other is Malta.
Luckily for me, the most frequent ferry to Malta goes from my local town. Pozzallo to Valletta is a pleasant 1hr45 minute journey, on a catamaran mostly staffed, curiously, by people from the Philippines. With three or four crossings a day, Malta is quicker to reach than most parts of mainland Italy, so I’ve visited regularly during the six years I’ve…
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