Parco Aretusa — Attraction in Melilli

A must visit when in the neighborhood. Would not drive two hours for it. It's a waterpark that is a bit older, but still has it's charm. There is a large area for small kids 130cm. If your kids are over 140cm they can go on all slides. My kids are still small, but loved it, where a bit pissed off that they could not go on the bigger slides but still enjoyed the slides in the kids area. There are multiple bar area's a big food area and some places in the shade. You have to pay for a sun bed, which comes with a beach umbrella. Make sure you wear flip flops or beach shoes because all the bridges are painted dark and you'll burn your feed. The tiles are pretty hot as well. The parking lot is not paved but has a lot of trees so your car can stay in the shade. The parking fee is about €8,-. Entrance fee is a bit steep considering the state that the park is in, or you really need to stay the whole day and bring all your food and drinks with you. Oh and there is an animation team, who entertain...

As Brits in Sicily we had a really wonderful time here. We got there at 9:30 and joined a big queue to get in but the staff were clear and kind and we found loungers with no problems. Thanks to reading ahead we knew our son (between 1m and 1.4m) needed a wrist band and the guy at the info kiosk was so kind and spoke flawless English and sorted the band out for us. The park is well landscaped and clean. Everyone was helpful and the signs are in English although announcements are only in Italian. All pools etc close between 1pm and 2pm. They give good warning for this and close queues in good time before hand. The loungers are €2 each and well worth it for a good parasol! You can take a picnic but not glass. You can wear pool slippers but not crocs/sunglasses etc down flumes. The lifeguards use their whistles a lot but they’re really vigilant and kind. You pay for parking on the way in and there’s loads of shade in the carpark. It’s a small but really well formed water park with a great range of slides and pools for its size. We would...

The water park itself is really nice. The locker system is outdated and you end up picking up your wallet and returning it quite many times during the day and it gets frustrating.. too few changing Rooms if you need to wash up properly afterwards. The teenagers who maintain order with their whistles means good but a lot of them dont know english and you really dont the rules of the place . They use the whistle a lot . You try to help out your kid a slide and get whistled down:). They really should write down the rules more clearly. We really didnt know what slides the kids can use . Apparently you could write a waiver and get some kind of bracelet to allow them to some slides? Maybe, because no one tells these things clearly. Food was quite bad and you are a better of bringing your own cooler and food if possible.. this seems to be the local thing to do . There really is a sunbed for everyone and the pools and slides are really well maintained and cleaned. Remember to bring 2 eur Cash...