White tip – A wonderful coastline that looks like snow

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Last Updated on 4 August 2024

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Introduction

Punta Bianca is a very particular and little known stretch of coast compared to the more famous Scala dei Turchi. It is not very easy to get there, so you have to proceed slowly by car along a dirt road and then continue on foot.

Punta Bianca, Sicily — Davide Mauro , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The beauty of this place is given by the white color of the rock (marl) and its wavy shape, which looks like soft snow lying on the beach . Here you are totally immersed in nature , between cliffs and clear sea. The landscape is made even more particular and original, by an ancient barracks of the Guardia di Finanza built in stone and now abandoned. The advice is to wait for the sunset and admire the white marl tinged with pink.

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You can also book a boat tour near the White Point Reserve or an ‘ excursion among organic olive groves in the area in the company of an agronomist, including a visit to an oil mill, oil tasting and tasting of typical local products, such as arancini, sfincione and crocche’.

There are no refreshment points here, so take everything you need with you and go early in the morning, thus avoiding having to walk in the scorching sun. Since arriving is not very comfortable, the area is not crowded, so it is ideal for those looking for a bit of relaxation.

How to get to Punta Bianca

To get to Punta Bianca you have to take a dirt road up to an open space . Here you can park and then continue on foot. Google Maps could make you confused, so here is a path below to give you an idea of the path to follow (in red).

As a landmark take the Punta Bianca Suite & Home Experience hotel (up to here you can get with Google Maps) from here go straight ahead, at some point you will be at a fork with one road going to the left and one going to the right, you take the one going to the right.

Further on you will be in front of a second crossroads, take the road on the right towards the sea and go straight on.

After that you will find a third fork, with a road on the right that goes towards a house and a road that goes to the left, take the latter.

If almost there, keep going straight until you see two houses. Here you can leave your car in the clearing that you will find not far from the 2 houses and proceed on foot.