Places to see in ( La Maddalena - Italy )
Places to see in ( La Maddalena - Italy )
La Maddalena is the name of the principal island of an archipelago off the north-eastern tip of Sardinia. The archipelago is also known as La Maddalena, and consists of over sixty islands, islets and rocks. In the past the islands have been important strategic naval and military bases; now they are an attractive and fairly low-key holiday destination. The most famous attractions are the beautiful unspoiled beaches, the blue seas and the final home of Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi, on the island of Caprera.
The Maddalena archipelago lies off the north-eastern corner of Sardinia, close to the Costa Smeralda. The cluster of rocky islands lies in famously beautiful waters, clear and shimmering with a range of blue and turquoise hues. There are many fine sand beaches, some of them romantically isolated, and the islands are popular for boating, swimming and sunbathing holidays. The scenery here is memorable; a striking land and seascape where granite outcrops enclose patches of turquoise sea as blue as the mantle of the Madonna. Weathered by wind and sea, the granite has formed itself into bizarre shapes, while currents and geology have formed the islands' famous beaches, each with a different sand texture and colour.
The islands are a summer destination, and most tourist services and accommodation close down between October and May. The shoulder seasons - May, early June and September-early October can be very pleasant times for visiting the islands, with fine weather and emptier beaches, but buses and boat trips will run less frequently than during the busy July-August Italian holiday period. La Maddalena is quite a large island with several very appealing sandy beaches. These all lie outside the town, but are easy to reach thanks to a panoramic circular bus service.
More isolated beaches on the other islands can be reached by boat - if you are lucky enough, your own. Gommoni (rubber dinghies with motors) can be hired along the waterfront in La Maddalena; it is also possible to hire a small boat with a skipper.
Organised boat trips depart every day (sometimes less often outside peak season) from the waterfront in La Maddalena. Advertising boards and sales-people advertise the excursions, though the offering and price is basically the same. Boats leave in the morning, cruise through the islands stopping at two or three beaches for long bathing/exploring breaks, and lunch (usually seafood pasta) is provided on board. This is a great way to see the island group, atmospheric uninhabited islands and some beautiful isolated beaches - although you will be sharing them with your fellow passengers and those of other boats.
Further south on Caprera, at a small settlement called Stagnali, is a new complex of minor museums, likely to be further developed in the future. Housed in old military barracks, and reachable by the Caprera bus, the museums at Stagnali are worth a visit if you are interested in geology, want to know the islands better, or simply want to take a look at this out-of-the-way spot. There is a Museo Geo-Mineralogico-Naturalistico which contains mineral specimens and other curiosities including a display of sand samples from many of the archipelago's beaches.
On La Maddalena, two lovely beaches alongside bus stops are Spalmatore and Monte Rena. Spalmatore, with a seasonal cafe-restaurant-disco and a kiosk bar alongside (both closed when we visited in late September) is an attractive curve of sand enclosed in a bay, sloping very slowly into clear water. The headland to the north, easily reachable on foot, is an interesting spot to explore with footpaths, a ruin and some of the islands' characteristic weathered rock formations. A less-visited yellow sand beach can be reached down a steep path below the headland. Monte Rena, on the north coast of La Maddalena, has two attractive sandy beaches separated by a rocky spur.
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