THE MAGDALENE - ARCHIPELAGO OF WONDERS
E 'for months at the center of investigations and scandals. But La Maddalena and its 23 wild islands immersed in a fabulous sea and protected by a strong battery is a paradise for vacation. From May 22 to June 6 clash boats Louis Vuitton Trophy.
Before the work the former arsenal for the G8, then moving the summit of the powerful Earth Aquila , finally, the sequence of scandals, investigations and charges for works and licenses for those yet to be achieved with procedure ' Emergency disparate events. For many months there is no peace to La Maddalena , but with the arrival of warm weather and the resumption of sports tourism calendar revives the desire to discover every corner of paradise immersed in the turquoise waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea .
The seven main islands of the archipelago and the other 16 outcrops drawing an acrobatic constellation of granite rocks, which congeals in small clumps of low hills colonized by Mediterranean bush and make fun of cartographers with the jagged peaks of the coast. This is the undisputed realm of the boats , especially sailboats, whose highest expression will land right here between May 22 and June 6 with the third stage of the Louis Vuitton Trophy. It is the surviving version of the classic America's Cup - the first of hundreds of multihull million - in which battle it out between round robin and match racing round "ships" by legendary names such as Team New Zealand, Mascalzone Latino, BMW Oracle and Riviera. And though it is an expression of the nearby Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, is Vincenzo Onorato's team, which is part of the Nautical Club of Rome to organize the event.
Enjoy the races between the "Formula 1 of the Sea" becomes a great excuse to plunge this wonderful sea before being besieged by summer tourism. While the skippers are committed to travel as quickly as possible their edges, with the indispensable help of a boat (the Maddalena and Caprera are only accessible by ferry) may be taken as buoys and islands around them to discover beaches and inlets . A complete scan is almost impossible and each bay is worth the trip , but starting from the port and main sailing around the archipelago counterclockwise you can not lose (if only to discover the bizarre origin of their names) Porto Palma, Cala Portese Cala brig, and Cala Cala Coticcio Caprese in Caprera, Head of Octopus, the Spreader, Long Cove, Strangler, The Man Died, Lower Trinity, Carlotto and Cala Corsara Eagle's Nest, Soraya and Granara to spread. to Mary Magdalene; hauls Conner, lath, Bonifazzinca,
The main "attractions", should be protected by rules of the park established in 1996, however, are in the northern islands, which stretch into the perilous waters of the Strait of Bonifacio and the "twin" races of Lavezzi and Cavallo. Budelli is universally famous for Rosa Beach (the color is given by the crushed shells of a microorganism that lives in dense seagrass), immortalized in the Red Desert by Michelangelo Antonioni in 1964 and accessible only with guides, as well as the Knight's Beach (not that!). Santa Maria responds with the same name and Cala Pass Topo Razzoli to Step Asinelli and Cala Lunga.
If after such a link you'd like to keep some 'feet to the ground and feel protected, nothing is better than a tour of the fortifications that for centuries these natural defend outposts. Strong, works, batteries for the guns and towers rise on the island mother, Boxing Day, Spread and Caprera. To remain in the military, on the latter, you can visit the places of the last years of life of Giuseppe Garibaldi, while on the eastern side of St. Stephen still see the structure of the U.S. base for submarines, long opposed and demobilized in 2008 . And speaking of converted former arsenals, the last leg of the journey that Mary Magdalene may not be the center of the G8 failure, a futuristic complex by architect Stefano Boeri. Right here will be moored boats in the Louis Vuitton.
