G e n e r a l i t y

The Reservoir natural of Vendicari occupies an extension of 1.512,18 has, for one length of 8 km and one the maximum width of 1.5 km. It's localized between the locality of Famous Navy and Soothes on the Southeastern ionic coast of the Sicily. Draft of one of the beautiful humid areas of Europe, chosen from hundred of species (250 ca) of birds that here stay before catching up the reproduction localities.

The heart push-button of the reservoir, the fulcrum of the entire ecosystem, is represented from marshes with small fish and the invertebrates, food for very many species of birds. To the edges of marshes they have been arranges you of the observation huts through which it is possible to observe most numerous the species of birds. The periods in which they record the greater number of presences are that autumnal and spring one. Between the species taken a census in the reservoir detach the great trampolieri (Fenicotteri and cicogne), but also folaghe, volpoche, spato them, garzette, aironi and much species of gulls between which the rarest Run Gull that until little time it makes it figured between the animals to extinction risk.

But the Reservoir is not only popolato from flown them. Present pack-saddles to think that 92% of the species are represented from molluschi and invertebrate. Moreover vixens are present and ermellini, the beautifulst and innocuous snake coral, lepri and rabbits. Also the flora is much rich and showy one. Oltra to the typical Mediterranean spot to gariga is from evidencing the presence of much species of orchidee some di.le rare which much. The naturalistic beauty without comparisons of Vendicari is impreziosita ulteriorly from situated the archaeological ones that are found to its inside. The situated one of Eloro, the ancient one tonnara, assets for millenia, the hellenistic plant for lthe avorazione of the fish, the most famous quattrocentesca tower, is only some of the archaeological attractions that the area offers. Without to count that the Reservoir is found less than 8 km from Famous "understood them world-wide of the baroque".