On This Under-the-Radar Island Off Sicily’s Northwest Coast, Turquoise Waters Meet Tuna Fishing Traditions

In the summer, Sicily welcomes an influx of tourists who arrive with the intention of living out a main character moment (inspired by The White Lotus , no doubt) in Taormina , tracing the footsteps of ancient civilization at Agrigento, and scrambling up the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna . Nowhere in the first-time-to-Sicily starter pack will you find a map—or even a mention—of Favignana.

Hop on a quick hydrofoil ferry from the port city of Trapani and you’ll arrive in Favignana just 30 minutes later. Despite proximity to mainland Sicily—it’s just 11 miles off the northwest coast—the Mediterranean jewel has a far-flung appeal. While the largest of the Egadi Islands, it’s small by comparison to Sicily, and even its high-profile neighbors further afield in the Bay of Naples. In Favig