{"id":110679,"date":"2026-02-14T19:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?post_type=attrazione&#038;p=110679"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:53:52","slug":"isola-lachea","status":"publish","type":"attrazione","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/","title":{"rendered":"Lachea Island"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":110676,"template":"","categories":[1917,1928],"luogo":[2866,2963],"stagione":[1874,1877,1875],"class_list":["post-110679","attrazione","type-attrazione","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-aperto-en","category-territorio-en","luogo-aci-trezza","luogo-catania","stagione-autumn","stagione-spring","stagione-summer"],"acf":{"sottotitolo":"The landscape of Homeric myth on the Riviera of the Cyclops","titolo_paragrafo_1":"description","paragrafo_1":"<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">Facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/aci-trezza\/\"><strong>Aci Trezza<\/strong><\/a>, <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"19\">Lachea Island<\/b> emerges from the waters of the Ionian Sea like the embodiment of a Homeric echo. Tradition identifies this small island as Ulysses&#8217; first landing point in the land of the Cyclops.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">This strip of land is the heart of the <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"252\">Lachea Island and Faraglioni dei Ciclopi Integral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/natural-reserves-of-sicily\/\">Nature Reserve<\/a><\/b>, rocky stacks that, according to myth, Polyphemus hurled at the King of Ithaca and his companions during their escape. The <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"440\">Island<\/b> is the largest in the archipelago, and its pre-Etnean volcanic origin, dating back over <strong>500,000 years<\/strong>, is revealed in the <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"569\">basaltic rocks<\/b> that shape its profile.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">Inhabited by humans since prehistoric times, as evidenced by the artifacts now preserved in the naturalistic and archaeological museum, the <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"140\">Island<\/b> maintains essential vegetation with salt-resistant species such as the <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"218\">caper<\/b> (<b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"225\">Capparis spinosa<\/b>) and <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"247\">sea fennel<\/b> (<b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"259\">Crithmum maritimum<\/b>). Among the most significant fauna is the <b data-path-to-node=\"13\" data-index-in-node=\"320\">Podarcis siculus ciclopica lizard<\/b>, a subspecies that, due to prolonged isolation, has followed an autonomous evolutionary path compared to mainland specimens.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">The experience of the <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"22\">Island<\/b> is best enjoyed from the sea: boat excursions allow for a close look at the volcanic structures, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/acitrezza-islands-of-the-cyclops\/\"><b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"132\">snorkeling and diving<\/b><\/a> reveal the biodiversity of the protected seabed. Beneath the surface, the sight is sublime: a submerged garden where light filters through the architectures of solidified lava. Vast meadows of <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"347\">Posidonia oceanica<\/b> sway like marine forests, sheltering sea bream, mimetic octopuses, and starfish, while the rock walls are carpeted with colorful sponges.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Today, <b data-path-to-node=\"14\" data-index-in-node=\"511\">Lachea Island<\/b> is a subject of study for the <strong>University of Catania<\/strong>, which operates a scientific research station there.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Access is permitted through authorized guided paths that allow visitors to admire this sanctuary of biodiversity without altering its balance. Find out more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cutgana.unict.it\/index.php\/aree-protette\/isola-lachea-e-faraglioni-dei-ciclopi\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","galleria":[{"ID":73675,"id":73675,"title":"Itinerario culturale subacqueo per non vedenti_Acitrezza (CT)_photo Salvo Emma Soprintendenza del Mare","filename":"Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare.jpg","filesize":548376,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/itinerario\/acitrezza-islands-of-the-cyclops\/itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_acitrezza-ct_photo-salvo-emma-soprintendenza-del-mare-2\/","alt":"Itinerario culturale subacqueo per non vedenti_Acitrezza (CT)_photo Salvo Emma Soprintendenza del Mare","author":"46","description":"Itinerario culturale subacqueo per non vedenti_Acitrezza (CT)_photo Salvo Emma Soprintendenza del Mare","caption":"ph. Salvo Emma - Soprintendenza del Mare","name":"itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_acitrezza-ct_photo-salvo-emma-soprintendenza-del-mare-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":74986,"date":"2024-04-08 15:58:47","modified":"2026-02-14 18:55:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1707,"height":1280,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-300x225.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-768x576.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-1024x768.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":768,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-1536x1152.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare.jpg","2048x2048-width":1707,"2048x2048-height":1280,"blog-large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-669x272.jpg","blog-large-width":669,"blog-large-height":272,"blog-medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-320x202.jpg","blog-medium-width":320,"blog-medium-height":202,"recent-posts":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-700x441.jpg","recent-posts-width":700,"recent-posts-height":441,"recent-works-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-66x66.jpg","recent-works-thumbnail-width":66,"recent-works-thumbnail-height":66,"fusion-200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-200x150.jpg","fusion-200-width":200,"fusion-200-height":150,"fusion-400":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-400x300.jpg","fusion-400-width":400,"fusion-400-height":300,"fusion-600":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-600x450.jpg","fusion-600-width":600,"fusion-600-height":450,"fusion-800":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-800x600.jpg","fusion-800-width":800,"fusion-800-height":600,"fusion-1200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-1200x900.jpg","fusion-1200-width":1200,"fusion-1200-height":900,"portfolio-full":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-940x400.jpg","portfolio-full-width":940,"portfolio-full-height":400,"portfolio-one":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-540x272.jpg","portfolio-one-width":540,"portfolio-one-height":272,"portfolio-two":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-460x295.jpg","portfolio-two-width":460,"portfolio-two-height":295,"portfolio-three":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-300x214.jpg","portfolio-three-width":300,"portfolio-three-height":214,"portfolio-five":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Itinerario-culturale-subacqueo-per-non-vedenti_Acitrezza-CT_photo-Salvo-Emma-Soprintendenza-del-Mare-177x142.jpg","portfolio-five-width":177,"portfolio-five-height":142}},{"ID":110687,"id":110687,"title":"kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash","filename":"kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-scaled.jpg","filesize":974569,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/kateryna-p-wnojo29bfji-unsplash-2\/","alt":"","author":"56","description":"","caption":"Isola Lachea Acitrezza - ph Kateryna P. Unsplash","name":"kateryna-p-wnojo29bfji-unsplash-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":110679,"date":"2026-02-14 18:50:04","modified":"2026-02-14 18:51:13","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-225x300.jpg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-1536x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"blog-large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-669x272.jpg","blog-large-width":669,"blog-large-height":272,"blog-medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-320x202.jpg","blog-medium-width":320,"blog-medium-height":202,"recent-posts":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-700x441.jpg","recent-posts-width":700,"recent-posts-height":441,"recent-works-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-66x66.jpg","recent-works-thumbnail-width":66,"recent-works-thumbnail-height":66,"fusion-200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-200x267.jpg","fusion-200-width":200,"fusion-200-height":267,"fusion-400":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-400x533.jpg","fusion-400-width":400,"fusion-400-height":533,"fusion-600":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-600x800.jpg","fusion-600-width":600,"fusion-600-height":800,"fusion-800":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-800x1067.jpg","fusion-800-width":800,"fusion-800-height":1067,"fusion-1200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-1200x1600.jpg","fusion-1200-width":1200,"fusion-1200-height":1600,"portfolio-full":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-940x400.jpg","portfolio-full-width":940,"portfolio-full-height":400,"portfolio-one":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-540x272.jpg","portfolio-one-width":540,"portfolio-one-height":272,"portfolio-two":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-460x295.jpg","portfolio-two-width":460,"portfolio-two-height":295,"portfolio-three":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-300x214.jpg","portfolio-three-width":300,"portfolio-three-height":214,"portfolio-five":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kateryna-p-WnOjO29bFjI-unsplash-177x142.jpg","portfolio-five-width":177,"portfolio-five-height":142}},{"ID":110691,"id":110691,"title":"thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash","filename":"thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-scaled.jpg","filesize":469918,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3avw-unsplash-2\/","alt":"","author":"56","description":"","caption":"Fondali Acitrezza - ph. Thomas Lamars Unsplash","name":"thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3avw-unsplash-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":110679,"date":"2026-02-14 18:52:17","modified":"2026-02-14 18:53:37","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2560,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-300x225.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-768x576.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-1024x768.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":768,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-1536x1152.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-2048x1536.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1536,"blog-large":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-669x272.jpg","blog-large-width":669,"blog-large-height":272,"blog-medium":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-320x202.jpg","blog-medium-width":320,"blog-medium-height":202,"recent-posts":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-700x441.jpg","recent-posts-width":700,"recent-posts-height":441,"recent-works-thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-66x66.jpg","recent-works-thumbnail-width":66,"recent-works-thumbnail-height":66,"fusion-200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-200x150.jpg","fusion-200-width":200,"fusion-200-height":150,"fusion-400":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-400x300.jpg","fusion-400-width":400,"fusion-400-height":300,"fusion-600":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-600x450.jpg","fusion-600-width":600,"fusion-600-height":450,"fusion-800":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-800x600.jpg","fusion-800-width":800,"fusion-800-height":600,"fusion-1200":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-1200x900.jpg","fusion-1200-width":1200,"fusion-1200-height":900,"portfolio-full":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-940x400.jpg","portfolio-full-width":940,"portfolio-full-height":400,"portfolio-one":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-540x272.jpg","portfolio-one-width":540,"portfolio-one-height":272,"portfolio-two":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-460x295.jpg","portfolio-two-width":460,"portfolio-two-height":295,"portfolio-three":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-300x214.jpg","portfolio-three-width":300,"portfolio-three-height":214,"portfolio-five":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thomas-lamars-2_po7ay3aVw-unsplash-177x142.jpg","portfolio-five-width":177,"portfolio-five-height":142}}],"localizzazione":"<div class=\"leaflet-map\" data-height=\"400\" data-map=\"leaflet\" data-map-lng=\"15.1446533\" data-map-lat=\"37.5532876\" data-map-zoom=\"7\" data-map-layers=\"[&quot;CartoDB.Voyager&quot;]\" data-map-markers=\"[{&quot;label&quot;:&quot;95021 Aci Castello, Sicilia Italia&quot;,&quot;default_label&quot;:&quot;95021 Aci Castello, Sicilia Italia&quot;,&quot;lat&quot;:37.554211100000003,&quot;lng&quot;:15.14856,&quot;geocode&quot;:[{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;95021, Aci Castello, Catania, Sicilia, Italia&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;95021 Aci Castello, Sicilia Italia&quot;,&quot;bbox&quot;:{&quot;_southWest&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:37.504211099999999,&quot;lng&quot;:15.098560000000001},&quot;_northEast&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:37.604211100000001,&quot;lng&quot;:15.198560000000001}},&quot;center&quot;:{&quot;lat&quot;:37.554211100000003,&quot;lng&quot;:15.14856},&quot;properties&quot;:{&quot;place_id&quot;:352248499,&quot;licence&quot;:&quot;Data \\u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0. http:\\\/\\\/osm.org\\\/copyright&quot;,&quot;lat&quot;:&quot;37.5542111&quot;,&quot;lon&quot;:&quot;15.1485600&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;place&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;postcode&quot;,&quot;place_rank&quot;:21,&quot;importance&quot;:0.12000999999999995,&quot;addresstype&quot;:&quot;postcode&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;95021&quot;,&quot;display_name&quot;:&quot;95021, Aci Castello, Catania, Sicilia, Italia&quot;,&quot;address&quot;:{&quot;postcode&quot;:&quot;95021&quot;,&quot;town&quot;:&quot;Aci Castello&quot;,&quot;county&quot;:&quot;Catania&quot;,&quot;ISO3166-2-lvl6&quot;:&quot;IT-CT&quot;,&quot;state&quot;:&quot;Sicilia&quot;,&quot;ISO3166-2-lvl4&quot;:&quot;IT-82&quot;,&quot;country&quot;:&quot;Italia&quot;,&quot;country_code&quot;:&quot;it&quot;,&quot;building&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;road&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;house_number&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;city&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;village&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hamlet&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;boundingbox&quot;:[37.504211099999999,37.604211100000001,15.098560000000001,15.198560000000001]}}],&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;marker_6990c19387d8b&quot;}]\"><\/div>\n","prezzi":"","orari":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lachea Island: Nature Reserve and Homeric Myths in Sicily - Visit Sicily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover Lachea Island in Aci Trezza. Visit the heart of the Cyclops Nature Reserve, famous for its volcanic rocks and crystal-clear seabed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lachea Island: Nature Reserve and Homeric Myths in Sicily - Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover Lachea Island in Aci Trezza. Visit the heart of the Cyclops Nature Reserve, famous for its volcanic rocks and crystal-clear seabed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Visit Sicily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-16T07:53:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VisitSicilyOP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/\",\"name\":\"Lachea Island: Nature Reserve and Homeric Myths in Sicily - Visit Sicily\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-14T18:58:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-16T07:53:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Discover Lachea Island in Aci Trezza. Visit the heart of the Cyclops Nature Reserve, famous for its volcanic rocks and crystal-clear seabed.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1440,\"caption\":\"Isola Lachea - Aci Trezza - ph. Karol Chomka Unsplash\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Attractions\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Lachea Island\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Sicily\",\"description\":\"Island of art\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Regione Siciliana\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/regione-siciliana-logo2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/regione-siciliana-logo2.png\",\"width\":200,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"Regione Siciliana\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/VisitSicilyOP\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ig_visitsicily\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/visitsicilyOP\/followers\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/siciliaturismo\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lachea Island: Nature Reserve and Homeric Myths in Sicily - Visit Sicily","description":"Discover Lachea Island in Aci Trezza. Visit the heart of the Cyclops Nature Reserve, famous for its volcanic rocks and crystal-clear seabed.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lachea Island: Nature Reserve and Homeric Myths in Sicily - Visit Sicily","og_description":"Discover Lachea Island in Aci Trezza. Visit the heart of the Cyclops Nature Reserve, famous for its volcanic rocks and crystal-clear seabed.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/","og_site_name":"Visit Sicily","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/","article_modified_time":"2026-02-16T07:53:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1440,"url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@VisitSicilyOP","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/","name":"Lachea Island: Nature Reserve and Homeric Myths in Sicily - Visit Sicily","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2026-02-14T18:58:07+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-16T07:53:52+00:00","description":"Discover Lachea Island in Aci Trezza. Visit the heart of the Cyclops Nature Reserve, famous for its volcanic rocks and crystal-clear seabed.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/karol-chomka-isola-lachea-unsplash-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1440,"caption":"Isola Lachea - Aci Trezza - ph. Karol Chomka Unsplash"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/isola-lachea\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Attractions","item":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/attrazione\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lachea Island"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/","name":"Visit Sicily","description":"Island of art","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#organization","name":"Regione Siciliana","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/regione-siciliana-logo2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/regione-siciliana-logo2.png","width":200,"height":200,"caption":"Regione Siciliana"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/visitsicily.info\/","https:\/\/x.com\/VisitSicilyOP","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ig_visitsicily\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/visitsicilyOP\/followers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/siciliaturismo"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attrazione\/110679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attrazione"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/attrazione"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110679"},{"taxonomy":"luogo","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/luogo?post=110679"},{"taxonomy":"stagione","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stagione?post=110679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}