{"id":720,"date":"2018-09-07T17:14:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T17:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/?p=720"},"modified":"2018-12-23T06:24:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T06:24:19","slug":"beaches-vendicari-lunch-calmosche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/beaches-vendicari-lunch-calmosche\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendicari Beaches and Lunch by Calamosche"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vendicari nature reserve offers 7 km of coastline between fine sand and rocky coves, with clear water for snorkeling.<\/p>\n

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Calamosche beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Calamosche beach<\/h2>\n

The Vendicari Nature reserve is a\u00a0big and beautiful oasis with wild nature. You can easily spend a few hours hiking around there, visiting the beaches, having lunch and maybe watch the flamingos.<\/p>\n

If you take the entrance in the north-west called Calamosche and follow the dirt road you can park at the parking area belonging to Agriturismo\u00a0<\/a>Calamosche<\/a> (Around 3 euros).<\/p>\n

From the agriturismo, it’s about a 20 min. walk to reach the beautiful sandy bay of\u00a0Calamosche\u00a0beach<\/a>.<\/a>\u00a0We had a backpack to carry Sixten in, as the little hike to the beach is not really stroller friendly. It’s a beautiful quiet walk through the dry landscape with olive trees and\u00a0wild herbs, next to huge lemon groves. The beach is located down a long staircase on the\u00a0cliff, in a little cove between two rocky\u00a0points.\u00a0There is great snorkeling around the rocks and it’s a perfect family beach, as the sand is soft and the\u00a0water calm, clean and clear turquoise. We stayed for hours, while our son Sixten played with some other foreign kids.<\/p>\n

Lunch at Agriturismo Calamosche<\/h2>\n

The Agriturismo Calamosche has a restaurant which is also open for guests visiting the reserve. While being the only place for lunch close to the beach, we were doubtful, about the standard of the restaurant.<\/p>\n

It turned out that the family running it, take their kitchen serious. They serve tasty \u2013 and generous \u2013 portions of fresh seafood for about 12-15 euro pr. person.<\/p>\n

We have been there for lunch twice, enjoying a great meal with a cold beer. We have tried: Pasta with sea urchin (Ricci di mare). A combined seafood and mussels dish, which was nicely prepared with white wine and local tomatoes! A fresh swordfish with lots a warm spices and lemon. Also, we tried the spaghetti\u00a0allo\u00a0scoglio, which was good although not as nice as the one we had at Restaurant\u00a0Scala<\/a>\u00a0in Porto Palo\u00a0di Capo Passero. This place is a perfect, relaxed spot whether for lunch, coffee or a granita.<\/p>\n

In the backyard of the restaurant, you can even find a little playground for the kids, next to hens walking around searching for food in the grass.<\/p>\n

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Lunch at\u00a0Calamosche Agriturismo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Catch a glimpse of Flamingoes in Vendicari<\/h2>\n

From the middle entrance to the Vendicari\u00a0reserve, you will get to the sandy beach stretch at Tonnara di Vendicari. When walking towards the beach – depending on the season – you will be able to see the big group of migrating flamingoes. The middle entrance, just called Vendicari, is the route most people choose because it’s also the fastest route to the beach. We preferred the beach of Calamosche as it was super beautiful and less windy.<\/p>\n

Find silence and good snorkeling at Marianelli beach<\/h2>\n

If you want\u00a0a peaceful beach, you should take the north entrance, and search for the isolated beach of\u00a0Marianelli<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

The beach is off the beaten track, to be found between almond and lemon trees.<\/p>\n

Marianelli offers a sandy stretch with rocky sections, which are good for snorkeling.\u00a0 It has almost empty sand dunes as the beach is hard to reach and the ones visiting are mostly people valuing privacy and wild nature.<\/p>\n

Vendicari tips shortlist<\/h2>\n