Leg 38 Bari to Pantellaria, Italy with a detour to Malta
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A tour along the South coast of Italy, including Malta.
9-29 Palese Macchie (Bari) LIBD 4:59 AM
9-29 Campo di Volo Al Canale LIAH 5:54 AM
9-29 Aeroclub Citt Bianca Francesco Santoro LIJS 6:04 AM
9-29 Casale Mil (Brindisi) LIBR 6:12 AM
9-29 Lecce Mil LIBN 6:30 AM
9-29 Aviosuperficie Corte LINK 6:35 AM
9-29 Campo di Volo Pietralata LIAW 6:40 AM
9-29 Campo di Volo Gemini LIHT 6:47 AM
9-29 Grottaglie LIBG 7:15 AM
9-29 Gioia Del Colle Mil LIBV 7:34 AM
9-29 Campo di Volo Natile LIGN 7:42 AM
9-29 Campo di Volo Pisticci LIBQ 7:49 AM
9-29 Campo di Volo Dragons Fly LISI 8:08 AM
9-29 Aviosuperficie Franca LISG 8:27 AM
9-29 Crotone LIBC 8:37 AM
9-29 CdV 38 N Fly Zone LISM 9:19 AM
9-29 Reggio Calabria LICR 9:29 AM
9-29 Aviosuperficie Angelo D’arrigo LIPP 9:51 AM
9-29 Aviosuperficie Angelo D’arrigo LIPP 10:45 AM
9-29 Fontanarossa LICC 11:14 AM Big bumps on runway
9-29 Aviosuperficie Rinaura LICI 11:26 PM
9-29 Aviosuperficie Avola-Gallina LIFB 11:31 PM
9-29 Aviosuperficie Oasi dei Re LIPW 11:45 PM
9-29 Comiso LICB 11:55 PM
9-29 Campo di Volo Club Aeronautico Gela LIIN 12:05 PM
9-29 Luqa (Malta) LMML 12:43 PM
9-29 Lampedusa LICD 1:38 PM
9-29 Pantelleria Mil LICG 2:20 PM
Flight time 8:27 26 stops
First I have to explore Bari for a bit, photogrammetry city
Close-up of Basilica cattedrale di San Sabino 13th-century Romanesque church
And a close-up of Castello Normanno-Svevo, 13th century fortress
Bari train station, view towards the harbor
I took the train to Brindisi with a stop in Bari. The train goes right along the coast for long stretches, amazing train ride.
For the soccer fans, Stadio San Nicola built for the 1990 world cup
On to Brindisi from where I took a ferry to Patras, Greece 25 years ago
The Swabian castle on the right of the water
Gallipoli sticking out into the sea. The beach of purity right in front
Taranto, another city making the most of land on the water
Castello Aragonese on the bottom right of the island
Novo Siri Scalo, some foothills appearing in the Southern landscape
Villapiana, Pollino National Park behind me
A challenging landing strip at the pittoresque lake Ampollino
Scogliera delle Vasche di Cassiodoro, historical landmark in Copanello
The coast line in real life
San Carlo, another challenging landing strip. Italy has lots of really short strips.
Regio Calabria, ready to cross over to Sicily across the water.
Taormina, hilltop town at the foot of Mount Etna
From the other direction. There are caves big enough for a small boat
After a tough climb, circling the mountain, Mount Etna
It only has one photogenic side in the game, there is a detail transition right over top of the mountain.
The West side has the detail, other side is low res.
This puts everything humans have created into perspective
Good time for a little detour to the smaller islands, approaching Malta at Bugibba
Malta was well known for the Azure window, which sadly collapsed in a storm in 2017
Nothing lasts forever
Valetta and Floriana
View of Valetta with St Paul’s Cathedral and the big dome behind, Madonna tal-Karmnu
Malta, covered in old forts etc, is a popular destination for movies since 1925
One of the movie sets is now a tourist attraction, Popeye village
Onwards while the sun goes down, Lampedusa
Not much growing on the island, but great (crowded) beaches and lots of marine life.
I’ll take a closer look at Pantelleria tomorrow, not much to see in the dark.