Marzamemi
A small fishing village centered on the square of the old tuna processing plant, where stone houses, seaside restaurants and bottarga are the signature attractions.
Marzamemi is a small fishing village near Pachino that grew out of an Arab-era tuna fishing station. Its heart is Piazza Regina Margherita, enclosed by the old processing buildings and a small church. In the evening the lights come on and restaurant tables fill the square. Specialties include tuna, bottarga (salted tuna roe) and Pachino cherry tomatoes, and long-established shops sell oil-packed tuna in cans. Each summer the village hosts a frontier film festival. It is about 25 km from Noto and 55 km from Syracuse. It is best to come in the evening for seafood, and park outside the village.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Vendicari Nature Reserve
- Isola delle Correnti
- Noto
- Cavagrande del Cassibile
- Fontane Bianche
- Cava d'Ispica
- Ciane River Papyrus
- Castello Maniace