Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro, in Sicilia
Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro A natural reserve in the far out northwest corner of Sicilia. A desert of sorts, we are in one of the farthest points of Italy. The salt of the sea, the color of its layers and depths, the train that got you out there, and the conductor in the short shorts and cowboy hat. You picnic with your cousins and their friends, Sicilian style. Relax, chill. If this destination were a person, you barely would have noticed him sitting over in the corner. He opened up secrets of a small, reserved world you never knew existed. Surely undiscovered plants and fish hide out in the crevices of this sea haven. The water is not gentle. The sea is introducing itself to you in a new way, as it has done at many tiny, multifarious Sicilian beaches. This one is no exception in its rawness, its strangeness, its power. A small opening in the rocks brings the waters from the entire Mediterranean basin; channeled, they are rushing at your torso, rocking your knees, swelling ...
