The sea crossing between Aegadian Islands and Ustica is temporarily not in operation by any ferry companies on the NetFerry website.
Ustica is an island about 52 km from Palermo; it is connected by ferry and hydrofoil. There are also connections from Favignana, Naples and Trapani. This tiny volcanic island is only 8.6 square kilometres and is the protruding part of a big submerged volcano, is also the oldest island in the Aeolian archipelago. Ustica gets its name from the Latin word Ustum, which means burnt because the solidified lava on the island are black and the jagged coastline has beautiful caves, inlets, and coves. The inhabitants mainly live off fishing and tourism and specialized agriculture is increasing with the ... [More information]