Tavolara island is a limestone massif 6 kilometres long and 500 m wide, and 565 m high.
The overhanging cliffs make it inaccessible, with the exception of a bay and a beach that is located at each end of the island, Spalmatore di Fuori northeast (military zone) and Spalmatore di Terra southwest .
Currently, the island is inhabited by only a handful of families, and a small cemetery and summer restaurant.
The seabed is of considerable interest to scientists and naturalists. Islands and Molara Molarotto are nearby.
The navigation in the NE of the island is off-limits for the presence of a military zone and it is prohibited to anchor.
7/05/2014
Update
Joëlle
L'île de Tavolara est une plateforme granitique à l'aspect d'une montagne rocheuse qui émerge de la mer. Longue de 6 kms, large de 500 m et haute de 565 m.
Les falaises en surplomb la rendent inaccessible, à l'exception d'une baie et une plage qui se trouvent à chaque extrémité de l'île, Spalmatore di Fuori au nord-est (zone militaire), et Spalmatore di Terra au sud-ouest.
Actuellement, l'île est habitée par seulement une poignée de familles, et a un petit cimetière et restaurant d'été.
Les fonds marins sont d'un intérêt considérable pour les scientifiques et naturalistes. Les îles de Molara et Molarotto sont à proximité.
La navigation dans la partie NE de l'île est interdite à cause de la présence d'une zone militaire et l'ancrage est interdit.
7/05/2014
Update
Joëlle
L'isola di Tavorala si presenta come un maestoso massiccio calcareo a picco sul mare. Lunga di 6 km, largo 500 m e alta 565 m.
Le scogliere a strapiombo la rendono inaccessibile, con l'eccezione di una baia e una spiaggia che si trovano a ciascuna estremità dell'isola, Spalmatore di Fuori nord-est (zona militare) e Terra di Spalmatore a sud ovest .
Attualmente, l'isola è abitata solo da una manciata di famiglie, e un piccolo cimitero e ristorante estivo.
Il fondale è di notevole interesse per gli scienziati e naturalisti. Isole e Molara Molarotto si trovano nelle vicinanze.
Degli Aranci gulf is is bounded, on the N, by the peninsula of which Capo Figari is the E extremity.This gulf is sheltered from NE and NW winds. Strong SE winds send in a heavy sea and storms from the N and E cause a considerable swell in the gulf. During offshore winds, which are ...
Isola Molara, private island, S Tavolara island, 158m high, is undulating and partially cultivated.The coasts are high and rocky at E (Punta Levante et Punta di Sirocco), they are more practicable with the few beaches and coves located in NW (Cala Cala Chiesa e Spagnola).We see a ...
Cala del Faro, a cove where are facilities of the NATO radar base, lies on the S of Punta Timone. Here there is a ban on navigation is less than 500 meters from the coast, for reasons of military security.
Tavolara Island had a strategic importance in 1861. Merchant Navy built
with the cooperation of the prisoners on the island at the time, at
Spalmatore di Fuori, a lighthouse of 2 floors.
The lighthouse was
built on the mountain falls steeply to the sea and it was therefore ...
The lighthouse of Punta Timone at the NE end of the island, is a white octagonal tower 7 m high. Its range is 15 NM. It is also equipped with a lantern reserve with a minimum range of 12 NM.
Spalmadore di Terra, a bight, lies at the SW end of Isola Tavolara and offers anchorage, in a depth of 20m, about midway between the entrance points. This berth is exposed to SE winds which send in a heavy sea. Several houses stand at the head of the bight and a conspicuous ...
A 15 NM E Molara Island, Molarotto island (51 m) is conical and reddish because it consists of granite. This is the ultimate outpost of land before the open sea.
Cervi rocks, or Three Brothers'rocks, extend between Molara and Molarotto.
Point S of Olbia gulf, is the NE end of a promontory. A tower is located on the cape. A shoal extends beyond the cap and extends more than 0.4 NM E of it. A large rock is 0.2 NM E Cape and is indicated by a beacon.
An island located 0.1 NM NW of the cape is also marked by ...
This gulf is S Cugnana gulf, S cala della Volpe. It is entered between Punta della Volpe and Punta Canigione.This gulf is the most protected area of the coast. Although the anchorage is prohibited in the Gulf because of submarine telegraph cables, many boaters anchor in this ...
This long peninsula beyond the promontory of Monte Petruso, extending into the Tyrrhenian Sea, has an end portion which is called "Capo Coda Cavallo" ("Queue of horse cape"), because of its curious shape.
This is the extreme point of the marine protected area of Tavolara / ...
Golfo Spurlatta entered SE of Capo Ceraso, and lies up to Coda Cavallo cape. Tavolara island, located 4,2 NM of Ceraso cape, is the N end of the gulf.This gulf was declared "marine protected area of Tavolara/ capo Coda Cavallo" en 1997.
Du Cap Ceraso au Cap Coda Cavallo: Le Cap Ceraso est dominé par le mont Mandriolo qui porte à son sommet un signal en forme de tronc de pyramide. Le cap est débordé à l'E et au SE par des rochers et des hauts-fonds. Ces dangers sont balisés à leur extrémité NE par une bouée ...
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean. Sardinia was made a self-governing region of Italy in 1948. Sardinia offers coves and beaches relatively quiet. In the North as in the South the sailor will find there many anchorages. The northern beaches are ...
La Méditerranée est reliée à l'océan Atlantique par le détroit de Gibraltar à l'ouest, à la mer de Marmara et à la mer Noire par les Dardanelles et le Bosphore à l'est. Le canal de Suez au sud-est relie la Méditerranée à la mer Rouge. Îles méditerranéennesLes principales ...
Isola Molara, private island, S Tavolara island, 158m high, is undulating and partially cultivated.The coasts are high and rocky at E (Punta Levante et Punta di Sirocco), they are more practicable with the few beaches and coves located in NW (Cala Cala Chiesa e Spagnola).We see a ...
Tavolara island is a limestone massif 6 kilometres long and 500 m wide, and 565 m high.
L'île de Tavolara est une plateforme granitique à l'aspect d'une montagne rocheuse qui émerge de la mer. Longue de 6 kms, large de 500 m et haute de 565 m.
L'isola di Tavorala si presenta come un maestoso massiccio calcareo a picco sul mare. Lunga di 6 km, largo 500 m e alta 565 m.
