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LA MADDALENA: The largest island in the La Maddalena National Park
You can visit the city of La Maddalena during the fourth stop. This small seaside resort is a beautiful and colorful city, where you will find many gift shops, cafes, restaurants and ice cream parlors, it is very nice to walk along the harbor and its narrow streets. In the evening, during the high season, the city becomes quite lively!
The 20 km long panoramic road that goes around the island is the best way to see all the most beautiful places in La Maddalena. You will also find many beautiful viewpoints along the way. Among the most famous beaches on the island of La Maddalena we have:
Tegge Beach an enchanting place with rocks in the water. It is also very photogenic.
Cala Francese and its pink granite rocks.
Carlotto a small promontory where you will find the chapel of the Madonnetta. There are some small coves
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY LIVED INTENSELY
Two hundred years of history lived intensely and enriched by the passage of great protagonists of history. Once called the little Paris La Maddalena, it is to be counted among the most beautiful towns in Sardinia. Walking the streets of the historic center is like taking a journey into the past due to the constant references to the great personalities who loved and frequented it.
The crucial position in the Mediterranean has made La Maddalena and the archipelago of decisive historical importance both for commercial traffic and for military reasons.
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF HISTORY LIVED INTENSELY
Two hundred years of history lived intensely and enriched by the pas
sage of great protagonists of history. Once called the little Paris La Maddalena, it is to be counted among the most beautiful towns in Sardinia. Walking the streets of the historic center is like taking a journey into the past due to the constant references to the great personalities who loved and frequented it.
The crucial position in the Mediterranean has made La Maddalena and the archipelago of decisive historical importance both for commercial traffic and for military reasons.
The island is counterpointed by numerous forts built by the Piedmontese to dominate the territory and to protect themselves from Tunisian raids and French naval attacks, including the fort of La Guardia, located in one of the highest points of the island, from which to contemplate a 360 degree view, S. Andrea, Carlo Felice, Santa Teresa, Punta Tegge. After Napoleon's defeat, the Piedmontese moved the fleet to Genoa and the Maddalenini's activities were concentrated on fishing and granite extraction.
