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Beaches, islands, villages and day trips: practical guides for planning a holiday in Costa Smeralda, Olbia and the La Maddalena archipelago.
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Cala Francese invites two ways of looking: at the bay and at the granite history that supported generations of stonemasons. Its quarry past helps explain a coastal landscape shaped
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La Maddalena’s old town is best explored by looking for traces of its port role and everyday life, not only photogenic façades. Lanes, eighteenth-century palaces and the church hel
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How to assess a boat trip to Spargi, what to ask the operator, and how to plan flexibly if sea conditions or park rules change a stop.
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Granite, clear water and traces of the past make Cala Corsara distinctive. Learn what to look for and how to plan a visit without treating the landscape as a promise of landing.
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Cala Granara is a bay on Spargi, an island reached only by sea. Before booking, ask whether the trip includes a stop, a possible landing, or only a view from the boat: access and the route depend on sea conditions and Park rules.
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Budelli’s Pink Beach is under strict integral protection: visitors may not enter the beach or swim there. It can only be viewed in ways and from places allowed by the Park; seeing it does not give anyone the right to land.
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Plan a visit to Porto della Madonna between Budelli, Razzoli and Santa Maria: understand the landscape, park rules, access limits and checks to make first.
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Santa Maria after the September 2026 fire: what the Park reports and which landings, shore access and trails to verify before you travel.
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A practical guide to Razzoli’s landscape, sea access and the checks that matter before you plan a landing or book a boat trip.
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How to understand Mortorio, Soffi and Nibani under integral protection: what to view, what not to plan and how to choose a compliant boat trip.
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A practical checklist for comparing archipelago boat trips: stops, permissions, changing conditions and what the quoted fare actually includes.
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A ferry and a boat tour serve different plans. Compare independence, stops, permissions and flexibility before you organise the day.
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Plan Cala Coticcio on Caprera with a listed GAE environmental hiking guide, check current park rules and keep the guide’s fee separate from any park contribution.
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Cala Brigantina is a protected area on Caprera. Arrange an onshore visit with a GAE guide from the Park list and confirm current conditions before planning around it.
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At Punta Rossa on Caprera, Spiaggia del Relitto preserves remains of the motor-sailer Trebbo, which burned in 1955. Plan the visit with the right historical and access expectations.
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Cala Portese is also known as Due Mari. Compare its two shorelines on arrival and choose according to actual conditions, access and the needs of your group.
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Trail 14 descends towards Cala Napoletana from the crossroads below Forte Arbuticci. Factor in the uphill return, footwear and current conditions before adding this beach to your day.
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Trail 15 reaches Cala Caprarese via a fire track, Pian delle Spugne and a granite descent. Check the official route and plan for the walk back uphill.
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Cala Andreani is reached on foot from the Cala Portese area. Build that segment into your plan, check access and conditions, and avoid relying on an invented walking time.
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Trail 07 climbs Monte Tejalone, Caprera’s highest point, steeply through holm oak woodland and over rock steps. Prepare for a hike and assess wind before setting out.
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Opera Candeo is reached on trail 11, a military mule track descending from the Arbuticci area towards the coast. Plan for the uphill return and keep out of unstable structures.
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Garibaldi’s House and the Memorial at Forte Arbuticci are separate places on Caprera. Know which experience you want and check official opening information before planning the day.
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Stagnali: the little village not to miss on Caprera — Before setting out, decide what kind of day you want and check the relevant official information. Do not assume access, facilities or sea conditions.
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Caprera in one day: beaches, history or trails? — Before setting out, decide what kind of day you want and check the relevant official information. Do not assume access, facilities or sea conditions.
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