Information for boatowners in Marina di Cala del Sole

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Marina di Cala del Sole

 * Official site for the marina
 * Corso Argentina, snc 92027 - Licata (Ag)
 * tel. +39 0922 1837134
 * Whatsapp +39 376 05 09 000
 * VHF – canale 74 / 156.725 Mhz
 * Coordinate 37°05′,17 N 13°56′,53 E


 * Boatowners FB page


 * WhatsApp Link

Historical sites

 * Castel Sant'Angelo
 * Nice walking route to the castle and beach, see on map
 * Valley of the Temples
 * The Valley of the Temples is an archaeological site near Agrigento and is an outstanding example of ancient Greek art and architecture
 * Villa Romana del Casale
 * The Villa Romana del Casale is a large, elaborate Roman villa close to the town of Piazza Armerina. Excavations have revealed an extraordinary collections of Roman mosaics. If you thought the bikini was invented in the 60's....

Do

 * Pilates, Italian lessons...


 * Gym Class
 * Wednesday mornings outside, next to the fountain. Check times
 * Market visit
 * Thursday morning market stroll. Meet outside the office at 10a.m.
 * Explore Licata-news sites
 * [ https://www.quilicata.it/] Licata Here
 * [ https://www.licatanet.it] News and Insights

Hospital and Pharmacies

 * Hospital
 * Ospedale San Giacomo d’Altopasso, Contrada Cannavecchia
 * Both inpatient and outpatient services offered

If you think you don't need a hospital there is the “guardia medica” (medical guard). It is a kind of free clinic open 24/7. It is located in Piazza Elena, 20


 * Pharmacies
 * Pharmacies are all open Monday-Friday from 8/9 am until 8 pm. At night and on weekends you have to look for the duty pharmacy. " farmacia di turno". This changes every week and there is a monthly calendar. In the link you will find this information; the page is updated often:
 * [ https://www.farmaciediturno.org/comune.asp?cod=84021]


 * Farmacia Gagliano Dr. Teresa. Piazza Progresso

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/vegetables/whatever. Tools available.

Restaurants



 * Luna
 * Marina restaurant with a good reputation.


 * 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 cafe/restaurant is in the shopping mall on the right as you enter and does cheap, fresh meals at lunchtime. 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


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


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


 * De 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.


 * OASI Beach - Osteria del Mare
 * Excellent seafood restaurant with beach and bar attached. A good thirty plus minute walk but well worth it especially in the warmer weather. Turn right at the Commercial centre, walk over the bridge, bear right at the end and at the t-junction turn right....keep going and it's and you will see a large, green sign on your right. The Oasi fish soup is a wonder!


 * Gullivers
 * Via Castello, A few minutes from the entrance to the marina. Perfect in the summer months for eating under the outside awning.

Pizzeria

 * Il Mulino
 * Pizza restaurant next to Blue Sky. A favourite for Happy Hour nights. If a regular pizza is too big ask for the same pizza but specify a "baby".

Bars

 * Blue Sky Bar
 * Simply a bar with good music also hosting "Happy Hours" every Tuesday and Friday.


 * La Drogheria Corsa Roma 22
 * Local guide: "Short but excellent selection of craft beers. Long list of spirits and of cocktails. Nice location and very good burgers. Always crowded. Indoor and outdoor seating available. No doubts, it's the best bar in town for either a drink or a meal." Hours 18.00-02.00 Town centre.

Cafes

 * Café Letterario
 * Marina Cafeteria hosting "Happy Hours" every Tuesday and Friday.


 * Cafè Sant'Angelo, Piazza Sant Angelo
 * A favourite with liveaboards. The sunny, square provides protection from wind. No draught beer but Messina in bottle.


 * Caffuccino
 * Upmarket cafe with lovely patisserie and excellent lunches. Waitress service, pay at the till by the door when leaving. On the corner of the Corsa Umberto and Piazza Linares.


 * Kadinsky cafe Via Palma 96
 * En route to MD and Lidl Supermarkets. An ideal stop with excellent coffee and a choice of quality lunches.


 * Aurora. See under "Hidden shops"

Supermarkets

 * Centro il porto
 * Shopping Mall at the entrance to the marina.


 * 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


 * 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 (with a New York accent!). 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


 * Pasticceria Impero di Munda Angelo, Piazza Linares
 * Reputed to be the best cannoli in town! They fill them freshly.


 * Superettes, Piazza Linares
 * Super delicatessen selling the best local produce. Excellent cheeses and salamis.


 * Aurora Via Campobello, 113.
 * Seemingly just a cafe from the outside if you go through the door on the left you enter a vast emporium of high quality produce. Continue through and you will find a more sophisticated cafe/bar area with a huge range of rare local wines. Sadly it is about a 25 minute walk.

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. Also makes sails and does repairs.


 * 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). Big inside so plenty to search through for the "bit" you need.
 * Enzo’s place is a good starting point for the search. If Enzo doesn’t have it he waves his hand in the direction you should go.

Useful shops

 * Elena Moda Via Palma 181
 * Known as the Chinese" shop because...it's run by Chinese folk. Described as a clothing shop is does indeed sell huge amounts of cheap clothing but behind the that section is a vast array of bits 'n pieces....worth a trip just to see what's there. Conveniently opposite Enoteca the draught wine shop.


 * Enoteca Mangiarecina
 * Draught wine shop which also sells an interesting range of spirits and quality wines. At the point of writing Nero d'Avola is 2e a (plastic re-fillable) 75cl bottle. Marsala 4e.


 * Bricoline, Via Praga 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

Specialist Boat Service Suppliers

 * Boat repair, hauling, development
 * Boat Service
 * Elia di Prima "We make your boat problems go away"
 * Sail repairs
 * Sisail in Ragusa
 * Nautilhouse Andrea at the Marina Chandlery


 * Boatyards
 * Cantiere Oceanica - Giuseppe Incorvaia
 * Guiseppe speaks reasonable English and organises boat hauling and short term boat storage. It's best to arrange via your service provider who will co-ordinate lift-time, work-time and hard storage.

Bus

 * Bus between Licata and Catania airport, search timetable
 * Bus is the best option to go or come.
 * You can get tickets from the Bar Sport next to the bus station
 * There is also a small mini-bus service from the bus station which is very pleasant and you stop about half-way for a coffee!


 * Bus Licata - Palermo - Licata


 * To go to Palermo airport it is necessary to take two buses.
 * One to get to Palermo and another to Punta Raisi airport.
 * [http://www.atabusservice.it/OrariAn.html
 * Once you arrive at the central station you catch another bus, company “Prestia e Comandé”. Here are timetables and prices
 * [ https://www.prestiaecomande.it/]


 * To return to Licata do the opposite!


 * 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.

General information

 * Laundry
 * Laundry at the marina
 * Note: only the biggest machine uses warm water
 * 'A Pila - Lavanderia Self-service, see on map
 * Propane tank refills
 * Mondo Gas Di Sciascia Maicol, Via Venezia 536, Gela
 * Shop for gas appliances and refill Italian gas bottles, on Corso Umberto. They deliver bottle to marina with their Ape. One of the guys speaks German. You can also ask office to call them and come to change your Italian bottle.
 * Where do I get an Italian SIM card?
 * In the shopping mall. In front of the CONAD supermarket you will find an ILIAD booth. Or you can go to the store called HI-TECH located in Piazza Linares 28.
 * Where do I throw away used oil and used filters?
 * In Italy this type of waste is not supposed to be disposed of in ecological areas and regular bins. To dispose of this type of material, it is necessary to contact the Marina office and determine with them what to do.
 * Main Post Office, Piazza Linares
 * It has a slightly unusual security system. You wait outside until they press a button and the green light on the door lights up. It limits the number of people inside. One out, one in!

Emergency Information

 * Action in case of any emergency.
 * In Italy there is a generic emergency number which is: 112. If you ring 112 you will be directed to one of the following specific numbers:
 * State Police 113 (accidents, theft, etc.)
 * Urgent and emergency medical service: 118 (Only health issues)
 * Fire Brigade: 115 (fires, weather emergencies)
 * Where do I go if my passport/ID get lost/stolen?
 * To the police station Via Campobello, 106
 * Where do I go if I have to report a crime?
 * To the police station Via Campobello or to the Carabinieri station Via Salvo D'Acquisto 2
 * Where do I pay a fine
 * A fine e.g. a parking fine can be paid online on the website of the municipality of residence if the offence was detected by the Municipal Police; otherwise, for fines made by the Police or Carabinieri to the post office or, in some cases, to affiliated tobacco shops "Tabacchi". Experience suggests that the Post Office is easiest.


 * Useful info: tobacco shops do not only sell cigarettes. They offer numerous services including: bill payments, phone recharges, postepay recharges, lottery tickets.

Useful Websites

 * Tourism website
 * News
 * Licata News website
 * Licata: My little-known house in Sicily
 * A great deal of useful historic information
 * Wikitravel - Licata
 * Sicilia
 * A cultural portal. Festivals and Events coming soon in Sicily
 * Flavours of Sicily!
 * The best of Sicily's food and wine: products, recipes and places

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