Cala Tonnarella dell'Uzzo
A pebble cove at the northern end of the Riserva dello Zingaro, where a former small tuna station now holds the reserve's museum of marine activities. It is the first cove on the coastal path, 0.7 km from the north entrance on the San Vito Lo Capo side.
WhatCove, San Vito Lo CapoSicily
WhenJune to November19° in Nov
Getting there Car On foot
CostBiglietto intero€5As of Oct 2026
AccessNature reserve: ticketed entry and set hours; closed on high fire-risk days; no motor boats in the cove in the bathing season
- 15°J
- 14°F
- 15°M
- 16°A
- 18°M
- 22°J
- 25°J
- 27°A
- 25°S
- 22°O
- 19°N
- 17°D
Expect the sea at about 27 °C in August and 14 °C in February, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from June to November.
Getting in
- Access
- The reserve map puts Cala Tonnarella dell'Uzzo 0.7 km from the north entrance on the San Vito Lo Capo side, the first cove on the coastal path; the map also marks the Tonnarella dell'Uzzo visitor centre and museum of marine activities there. The reserve tells visitors to wear trekking shoes, not flip-flops, to avoid falls. Riserva Naturale Orientata dello Zingaro: ticketed entry, open daily 07:00 to 19:00 (reserve home page and map notice of 7 May 2026); cars stay at the entrance car parks and the reserve is walked. The reserve closes on days of high fire-risk alert from the regional Civil Protection (for example 29 Aug 2026). Coast guard ordinance 20/2018 (Trapani): motor boats banned within 100 m of the reserve coast and anchoring within 50 m without authorisation; in the bathing season the coves from Tonnarella dell'Uzzo to Cala Capreria are closed to all craft except rowed beach craft and small sailing boats without engines.
- Parking
- Cars stay outside the reserve. The north entrance is about 12 km from San Vito Lo Capo via Villaggio Calampiso; the reserve's marked car park is at the south entrance near Scopello.
- Also here
- Coastal walk
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Biglietto intero (Card or other electronic payment only, no cash. Keep the ticket for the whole visit.)€5
- Biglietto ridotto (Students, police, environmental associations, scouts.)€3
- Biglietto gratuito (Children under 8, disabled visitors and their companions.)Free
- Official site
- riservazingaro.it