San Domino is very green and consists for the most part of a forest of orange trees, pine trees and fig trees. Because of this, you walk for a large part on forest paths and therefore in the shade, which makes the walk attractive even in hotter weather. Also the salamander, the most common inhabitant of San Domino, likes to be seen in warm weather.
The reptiles literally jump in all directions at your feet and you almost have to be careful not to step on one of them. At the halfway point of the walk, you leave the forest for a while and arrive at ‘Faro di San Domino’, the island’s lighthouse. This forested part of the island gives you a great view towards the mainland.
Just over half way there is a climb to the top where you can enjoy a new view of (all) the other Tremitian islands. At least, three of the other four islands in the archipelago are visible from the highest point on San Domino. The smallest island, Pianosa, lies some 22 kilometres away and is the only one not visible. This island is relatively flat and hardly covered in vegetation. There is only a lighthouse on the island called ‘il faor’, otherwise it is uninhabited. In heavy weather, part of the island even disappears into the sea water.