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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Road map D1. n 0789 79 02 11.
Caprera: can be reached
from Maddalena via a 600-m
(2,000-ft) bridge over the
. La Maddalena Passo della Moneta. ∑ comune
This is the most important lamaddalena.gov.it
town in the archipelago.
Town life centres around Transport
Piazza Umberto I and g from Palau, departures
Piazza Garibaldi. There is every 20 mins in the summer
a wide choice of boat trips (once an hour after midnight)
Santa to the nearby islands from and winter.
Maria the harbour.

. Tomb of Garibaldi
La Maddalena The “hero of two worlds” was buried
here on 2 June 1882.

Santo
Stefano

Caprera
The island of Caprera extends over
Caprera nearly 15 sq km (6 sq miles).

Bird Life
The many rock formations in this
archipelago are frequently visited
by sea birds such as cormorants,
to the delight of bird-watchers.

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