A wonderful destination for your next trip is certainly La Maddalena, the biggest of a 62-islands archipelago in Northern Sardinia formed by the well-known Budelli, Spargi, Santo Stefano, Razzoli and Caprera. La Maddalena is located right in front of Palau and of our charming Villa Sole tra i Ginepri, a luxury vacation rental on our website!
This 50 km² island presents sweet green hills and a jagged coastline with many coves and bays. The sea is transparent and there are innumerable natural beauties, more than 700 vegetal species and a rich marine fauna. The park authority safeguards this environment and it doesn’t allow the access to some splendid beaches to protect them, like the “Spiaggia Rosa” (Pink Beach) on Budelli island. Here, tourists used to take the pink sand home and this magic environment was risking permanent damages. Visitors can still visit beautiful beaches such as Bassa Trinita, Splamatore, Abbatoggia, Punta Tegge, Cala di Testa del Polpo beaches and the “Spiaggia del Relitto”, where a boat bobbed after a fire.
The must-see places are numerous: we suggest spending a day visiting the Compendio Garibaldino and the Memoriale Garibaldi on Caprera island, where Giuseppe Garibaldi arrived in 1857 and decided to spend the last years of his life. You can visit the barn, the private house and the spot where he and his daughters were buried. Furthermore, these islands offer an interesting museum tour between the “Museo Diocesano”, the “Museo del Mare” and “Museo Geomineralogico”, as well as a lot of sea and land summer excursions.
The first settlements on La Maddalena island date back to Neolithic Age but it was abandoned until the 18th century, when it became an important military objective because of its strategic position. This is why many defensive (like the “Forte San Vittorio”) and mimetic buildings were erected, in order to protect the island from sea and the following 20th century air attacks. Dedicate a day of your stay to the visit to granite quarries as well, where a high-quality granite is extracted and used to make famous sculptures, like Suez Canal Monument.
La Maddalena guarantees a holiday of relax, natural beauties and even a lot of fun. La Maddalena city center truly offers many entertainments to its visitors, with dozens of cafés, fish restaurants, clubs and shops.
To get to this island, you’ll need to board a ship in Palau and, once you’ll arrive, the splendid panoramas and maritime landscapes will certainly make your stay unforgettable!
