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Exploring the Maddalena Archipelago strip of land. Further north are
Porto Massimo, the inlets of
The small Maddalena Archipelago is a favourite with sailing Abbatoggia and Cala d’Inferno,
fanatics, fans of underwater fishing and with people who and the other large fortification
appreciate tranquillity and unspoilt surroundings. Except on the island, Forte dei Colmi.
for the two largest islands, the archipelago is uninhabited In the first stretch of this tour
is the Museo Archeologico
and, together with the many other small islands, make Navale “Nino Lamboglia”, the
perfect summer destinations for boat trips, sunbathing maritime museum with finds
and swimming in solitude. from the “ship of Spargi”, an
ancient Roman cargo vessel
discovered in the 1950s.
E Museo Archeologico
Navale “Nino Lamboglia”
Località Mongiardino.
Open 10am–1pm Mon–Sat.
Tel 0789 79 06 60/33. &
Caprera
Road map D1. n 0789 73 63 21.
This small island has 34 km
(21 miles) of coastline, and is
connected to the island of
Maddalena by the 600 m
(1,968 ft) Passo della Moneta
bridge. Walkers will enjoy the
The Sardinia Regional Naval headquarters at La Maddalena climb up the steps to the top of
Monte Teialone (212 m, 695 ft).
La Maddalena inhabitants. La Maddalena is still The island of Caprera became
Road map D1. * 12,000. n 0789 79 the head quarters of the Sardinia the property of Giuseppe
02 11. g from Palau. _ 20–22 Jul: Regional Navy. Garibaldi in 1856 (see pp44–5).
Santa Maria Maddalena. His estate is now part of the
The town that is now the capital } The Scenic Route Compendio Garibaldino
of the island was founded in The road around the island museum area. A visit here
1770 and replaced a small is about 20 km (12 miles) long includes a fascinating tour of
village built on the shores of and goes through the Cala the stables, moorings and the
the Cala Gavetta bay. After the Spalmatore, Stagno Torto and Casa Bianca (white house)
unsuccessful invasion on the Baia Trínita bays. where Garibaldi lived. The
part of the French in 1793, On your way from La stable still has a period steam
British admiral Horatio Nelson Maddalena, you will see the engine used for threshing,
stopped at La Maddalena in church of the Trinità, then the while the Casa Bianca contains
1804 and in 1887 the entire turn-off for Monte Guardia mementos of Garibaldi’s
Maddalena Archipelago was Vecchia, on the summit of which adventurous life, including
turned into a naval base by the is the Savoyard fort of San weapons, flags, portraits, the
Savoy rulers. On Via Amendola, Vittorio, and lastly the island of hero’s clothes (including his
which runs along the seafront, a Giardinelli, which is connected famous red shirt) and a model
series of 19th-century buildings to La Maddalena by a narrow of the Battle of Solferino.
bears witness to the rapid
develop ment of the town in this Garibaldi and Caprera
period. In Piazza Garibaldi, the
Municipio (town hall) has on The legendary Italian revolutionary and
display a French bomb dating hero Giuseppe Garibaldi escaped to the
from France’s attempt to island of Caprera in 1849, after the fall
conquer Sardinia in 1793. of the Roman Republic. He returned in
In the evening, particularly 1855 after the death of his wife Anita
in summer, the residents of and decided to buy most of the island.
the island can be found taking The rest of the land was then given
a leisurely stroll around Via to him by some English friends.
Garibaldi. Not far away is the Garibaldi, who went on to play a
key role in the unification of Italy,
church of Santa Maria Maddalena, settled on Caprera permanently in Giuseppe Garibaldi wearing the
which has two candelabra and 1857, and died here in 1882. famous red shirt
a silver cross given by Admiral
Nelson to the island’s
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp178–9 and p189

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