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Pantelleria, known in ancient times as Cossyra or Cossura, is an Italian island in the Strait of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, 106 kilometres (55 nautical miles) southwest of Sicily and 68 km (35 nmi) east of the Tunisian coast. Administratively Pantelleria's belongs to the Sicilian province of Trapani.
Pantelleria National Park covers the 80% of the island.
Specchio di Venere (literally "Venus' mirror") is a natural lake formed in an extinct volcanic crater, and fed by rain and hot springs. The lake is 12 m (39 ft) deep and is popular for swimming, hot springs, and mud bathing. Other natural attractions are paths to the sea, a large network of trekking paths, hot springs, and a popular natural sauna fed by vapours filtering through rocks in a small cave. Also situated on the Island is a seawater lake called Laghetto delle Ondine ("Pond of the ripples" or "Pond of the wavelets").
