This maritime landscape photograph was taken during my Easter trip to the wonderful island of Sicily in 2012.
The beach of Tindari is famous for its crescent-shaped sandbank that stretches out at the foot of a cliff and includes small lagoon lakes. The beach, known as Marinello Olivieri, is located between Milazzo and Capo d'Orlando and stretches for 2 kilometres within the Marinello Lagoon Lakes Nature Reserve. This beautiful, unspoilt natural oasis is surrounded by the greenery of the Mediterranean scrub and lapped by a clear and crystalline sea: on one side the sea is shallower and protected by the sandbank, while on the side facing the sea it is deeper.
To reach the beach, you can park in the designated area, but you also have to walk into the nature reserve, exposed to the sun. You can also walk from the nearest beach or get there by boat for about 5 euros.
The beach is not very busy even in summer and is therefore the ideal place for anyone looking for peace and quiet and to enjoy the beauty of an unspoilt and natural sea.
The legend of the Black Madonna of Tindari
According to legend, the beach was miraculously created after a little girl fell from the terrace of the sanctuary. The little girl is said to have been found unharmed on the beach. The girl's mother, impressed by the miracle, once again believed in the Madonna, whom she had previously doubted because of her dark skin.
"For me, photography feels like really capturing the moment - like a kind of alchemy where time is physically captured."
Silva Wischeropp was born in the Hanseatic city of Wismar in the former GDR. Today she lives and works in Berlin. As a passionate travel..
Read more…