Punta Licosa and the Sea Museum

According to the ancient sources the promontory of Licosa takes its name from that of the mermaid Leucosia who was engulfed there for her love of Ulysses.

Actually, it seems that the sirens were two: Leucosia and Leucotea. Homer, in fact, speaks about the promontory of “the two sirens” as far as the journey of Ulysses is concerned. The legend itself could suffice to justify the particular charm of this place. Moreover, the splendid pinewood that overlooks the sea and the numerous stony lanes that seem almost encarved along the rocky coast, making the visit interesting and enjoyable. Like a real terrace the Licosa promontory juts out into the sea with its Meditteranean maquis, its ruins, its vestiges of the constant human presence noticeable already since the Ancient Greek times, than continued in the Roman times up to now. And finally, the extraordinary aquariums of the Sea Museum Pioppi enable the visitor to have a look at the submerged world and at the life forms present in the sea at different depths.