An archipelago of pink granite and atoll waters, protected since 1994 as a national park: La Maddalena is the gateway to sixty-two islands including Budelli with its Pink Beach — now safeguarded, admired from on board — and Caprera, joined by a bridge, where Giuseppe Garibaldi lived as farmer-hero until his death in 1882: his estate-museum is among Sardinia's most visited.
The town, born as a naval base, lives on granite, lanes and harbour cafés. The ritual is the boat tour: coves competing for the names of paradise, the mistral as director.
La Maddalena Archipelago
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Next up: Feast of Saint Mary Magdalene, Thursday 22 July
Nearest airport: Olbia Costa Smeralda, 36 km away
La Maddalena is part of 🏝️ Islands 🏖️ Seaside
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📅 Every year, on 22 July
On 22 July the island celebrates the saint it is named after. It falls in the month when the archipelago is at its busiest, and it stays the islanders' own day.
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