Zanone Island Pontine Islands excursions ferry trip italian summer holiday

Has a surface of little more than 0.38 sq. miles and lies approximately 6.5 miles from the port of Ponza.

It is part of the Circeo National Park because of its beauty and the integrity of its environments.

The island is uninhabited but supervised by the Police Forestry Service.

There are no tourist facilities, camping or overnight stays are prohibited, special permit is required to visit the island.

It is mainly covered with a thick vegetation based on Mediterranean scrub, but there is also a small ilex-wood.

On top of Mount Pellegrino there is a Police Forestry Station with small educational exhibition the island naturalistic aspects.

Besides the building you will also find the ruins of a Benedictine convent dating back to the XIII century.