🇮🇹 Mondello (Sicily)
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Best directionNW
Wind speed12–22kt
SeasonApr – Oct
Skill levelAll levels
WaterFlat + chop
Ridden forKitesurfing
Palermo's postcard beach, a curve of pale sand and turquoise water below Monte Pellegrino — busy in summer, reliably windy when the Maestrale sets in.
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Getting thereJust 25 minutes north of Palermo Falcone-Borsellino Airport (PMO) via the E90. A car helps for gear, but the spot gets highly congested — paid municipal street…
HazardsIn summer the beach is completely packed with lounge chairs, umbrellas, and swimmers, making kite launching both legally prohibited and physically impossible…
Best time of dayMorning to midday, autumn through spring, when strong N or NE frontal winds blow directly into the bay…
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