Information for boatowners in Marina di Cala del Sole

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Marina di Cala del Sole

 * Official site for the marina


 * Boatowners FB page

Historical sites

 * Castel Sant'Angelo
 * Nice walking route to the castle and beach, see on map
 * Valley of the Temples
 * Villa Romana del Casale

Do

 * Pilates, Italian lessons...

Boating community social events

 * Happy Hour every Tuesday and Friday in Café Letterario and Blue Sky Bar. Starts at 18:00.
 * Barbeque every Sunday on east side of Marina at 13:00.
 * One euro for charcoal plus a donation of an imaginative dish for general consumption. Byo meat etc. Tools available.

Restaurants



 * Genki Sushi
 * 5 minute walk from the marina entrance. Not only sushi but wide range of dishes. You are given a slip of paper to order. Write the dish numbers and the quantity but be careful as on busy nights the young staff can take stuff to the wrong tables! Reasonably priced with an "eat all can" currently 17.50€ but choosing carefully you can have a good meal for much less.


 * Logico
 * On the way towards town this restaurant seems to not welcome strangers and is the haunt of the local "bourgeoisie". Apparently the food is of reasonable quality but nothing to write home about!


 * SarniBistro Restaurant
 * This restaurant is close to Conad and does cheap, fresh meals at lunchtime only. Check out the "specials" pictured above the serving counter. Wide choice of snacks throughout the day, own cooked pizzas. Coffee bar and pastries as well


 * Madia
 * Licata's very own 2 star Michelin restaurant


 * Trattoria Duomo, Piazza Duomo, 8
 * Lunch and dinner.


 * Gustibus
 * The chef is French trained so expect a Sicilian/French/Italian type fusion menu. One of very few restaurants that is open for Sunday lunch.


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Supermarkets

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 * Shopping Mall at the entrance to the marina.


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 * Conad in the shopping mall next to the marina. Well stocked and nearest supermarket


 * MD 121 Via Palma
 * A more limited range than Lidl which is a bit further on. A good range of spirits and beers with a fresh meat counter (no lamb seen) and quite a lot of fresh fish from a cold cabinet. You can often find random fresh meat discounted as being close to its sell-by date. Kadinsky cafe on the way/way back does excellent coffee and cornetto plus lunches


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 * Lidl 322 Via Palma
 * Very well stocked with regular discount offers. Very active website with current and future "extra" discount offers


 * La Frutteria Di Russo Salvatore corner of Via Egitto and Via Generale dalla Chiesa.
 * Excellent fruit and veg market just ten minutes walk from the marina. Past Logico restaurant and the Carabieri, turn right and you'll find it on the left after a short walk. Cheaper stuff outside, fresher inside. Very reasonable prices.


 * SIDIS supermarket Piano Mangiscasale
 * Useful little supermarket just a couple of minutes from the fruit market (Fruiteria Russo)

Specialist Food shops (Bakeries etc)

 * Panificio Alessandro Campisi see on map
 * Small bakery just behind the Piazza Sant’Angelo. They speak English. Selection of whole grain bread and once a week local spicy bread, Muffuletta. Muffulettu Licatese The story of muffuletta.


 * Pescheria del Porto
 * Fresh fish shop behind the shopping mall.

Hidden shops (the type you could easily walk by with just a small entrance)

 * Spare parts, bits and pieces for gas stoves and gas appliances in a van, which is parked on Thursdays - on market day, near the market area - in the corner of Via Generale La Marmora and Via Gela. map

Supply shops (Stuff we might need onboard)

 * Nautilhouse, boat and marine supplies in the marina see on map
 * If Andrea does not have something, he can most likely order it for you.


 * Nautica Bosa, the other boat chandlery, close to yards


 * FAI DA TE FERRAMENTA di VERDERAME VINCENZO
 * You can get f.e. oxalic acid from there (roughly 5€/kg)
 * Enzo’s place is a good starting point for the search. If Enzo don’t have it he waves his hand to direction you should go.


 * Bricoline, general hardware store

Street Stalls
You will find many street stalls selling just about anything. Prices on fresh produce never shown.


 * Friday fish van in front of Fai da te (This and that) hardware shop close to Blue Sky Bar


 * Several fresh and very cheap vegetable stalls on a Monday morning opposite the Post Office

Street Markets

 * St Angelo Market in May
 * A huge market that fills the centre of Licata....a day's entertainment!


 * Weekly market on Thursdays See on map
 * Everything and anything. Food, spices, antipasto, plants, fish (only winter), clothing, fabrics, shoes, kitchenware. It is a very large area. Don´t buy cheese there, though. Admire the travelling coffee machine!


 * Monday morning
 * Various vegetable stalls, fresh and cheap, close to the Post Office

Bus

 * Bus between Licata and Catania airport, search timetable
 * You can get tickets from the Bar Sport next to the bus station


 * Bus Licata - Palermo, Timetable


 * Bus Agrigento - Licata - Gela - Comiso airport, Timetable


 * Long distance. There is a direct bus from Licata bus station to different parts of Italy; Rome, Bari, Firenze etc. The bus drives to the ferry and cross the Strait of Messina. Search for timetables

Train

 * Regional train, train station on map with three daily services to directions of Ragusa and Caltanisetta (connected to Catania, from Catania overnight train to mainland, Rome, Milan etc.). Search for timetables

Car rentals

 * Incardona, see on map. Not the cheapest but very good service.

Other information

 * Laundry
 * Laundry at the marina
 * Note: only the biggest machine uses warm water
 * 'A Pila - Lavanderia Self-service, see on map
 * Boatyards
 * Cantiere Oceanica - Giuseppe Incorvaia
 * Sail repairs
 * Sisail in Ragusa
 * Propane tank refills
 * Mondo Gas Di Sciascia Maicol, Via Venezia 536, Gela
 * Andrea at the Marina Chandlery (Nautilhouse)
 * Shop for gas appliances and refill Italian gas bottles, on Corso Umberto. They deliver bottle to marina with their ape. One of the guys speak Germany. You can also ask office to call them and come to change your Italian bottle.

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