It is the largest island of the archipelago composed of sixty islets and 7 major islands, in the NE end tip of Sardinia. It is mountainous and arid. This is the only inhabited island thoroughly. It is connected by a bridge to Caprera island where are the house and the tomb of Garibaldi. ...
Caprera Island is part of the Archipelago of La Maddalena, belonging to the municipality of La Maddalena, near the north-eastern coast of Sardinia. Its highest point is Monte Teialone that reaches 212 meters above the surface of the sea and the island, employing an area of 15.7 ...
Gulf of Arzachena (Arsachena), located between Punta Saline and Tre Monti Cape, is a high inlet whose banks are lined with shoals. S tip, Arzachena, W of the entrance, a beacon consists of an iron post with a sheer spherical white marks a rock particularly ...
La tourelle Pecorella marque l'entrée de ce golfe qui s'enfonce à plus de 4 M dans les terres. Celle de Chiapino qui était plus au S est démolie. Il faut donc remonter suffisamment vers le N pour ne pas risquer d'en toucher les restes. En piquant vers l'W, la balise noire délimite ...
SW of Corsica offers some of the most beautiful anchorages. As you get closer to Bonifacio be carreful with the weather forecast as the NW wind can be very strong.
The range of the tide in this area is negligible. There are no regular currents along the coasts of Corse, ...
A little less than 1 NM to the E of Ventotene island, there is the island of Santo Stefano, the smallest of the archipelago.
This island is occupied by the army. Currently there is a NATO base on the island of Santo Stefano. The NATO base housed an Italian Marine barracks ...
Anchor is possible for a short stop in Trana cove, located W Sardegna point.The name of this bay is not shown on many charts but you will recognize it easily from the sand dunes on the west side of the beach.
The small port is located in the Mezzo Schifo bay, between Punta Sardegna and Punta Palau. Open to NE.Beware to shoals of Mezzo Passo and of Palau that are indicated.Depth: 3 to 6 mTel:
0789/70015170 b incl. 5 transits (<40 m)No shelter when NE winds
NE coast extends fromPunta Tramontana to Olbia gulf. Within this area there are various sites:
Smeralda coast from Liscia di Vacca to W Ferro cape, to beyond Volpe cove. This coast is high, rocky, jagged and generally very dry. A 12 M S Cape Ferro, Porto Cervo is an indentation ...
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 ...
The Maddalena archipelago, located NE of Sardinia, is a National Park that keeps the small islands of Spargi, Razzoli, Budelli and Santa Maria, totally wild and surrounded by turquoise waters. Further S La Maddalena main island and Caprera Island, inhabited offer small beaches ...
Gulf of Arzachena (Arsachena), located between Punta Saline and Tre Monti Cape, is a high inlet whose banks are lined with shoals. S tip, Arzachena, W of the entrance, a beacon consists of an iron post with a sheer spherical white marks a rock particularly ...
Golfo di Congianus is entered between Punta Capaccia and Capo Figari, 7.5 miles SE. Several islands and islets lie in its NW part and its shores are high, rocky, and indented. Secondaries bays of Conjanius gulf offer good anchorages (cala di Volpe, Cugnana gulf). Several small ...