Its name (Costa smeralda) is thanks to the Emerald green coloured sea. A name known the world over as a favourite hub ( Porto Cervo and Porto Rotondo), of the rich and famous who favour Sardinia in the summer season.
Created by an international group of property developers, 8 beginning in the 50’s/60’s9, Sardinia’s most important tourist destination, is a successful combination of environmental conservation and tourism.
It is this unique natural beauty, wich is still today it’s most treasured asset.
Costa Smeralda’s capital is Porto Cervo, otherwise known as the “invisible” city, owing to its architecture wich blends perfectly with the natural surrondings. Not only land, but also underwater landscapes are of rare beauty. This latter abounds in caverns, and canyons prompting the creation of Marine parks like of the Tavolare della Maddalena. Together with the park of La Maddalena archipelago, it forms a Sanctuary for marine species and cetaceans, resulting in a natural wonder.
The islands of the Archipelago are dotted in one of the world most seductive sea. Mediterranean vegetation and rare essences, beaches, coves, inlets and pure with or pink sand. Granite rock moulted by the wind and the sea, where dolphins and large fish swim.
An Archipelago known world-wide as a place or rare beauty, but also its natural, historical and cultural merits.
The National park of the Maddalena universally known by mariners and lovers of the sea will without doubt become iconic of Sardinia and Italy.
Islands wich lay in the area between The bocche di bonifacio plus a myriad of smaller isles, scattered in the Mediterranean’s most beautiful sea. Is an Archipelago considered an authentic natural masterpiece.
A tour in this corner of paradise by sail boat or luxury yacht will be memorable. Islands large and small, transparent waters, sculptured rocks, sandy beaches, coves, inlets, bays and shallow sea beds. A Sunken world inhabited by a myriad of animal and vegetal species, sunken relics and archeological sites of notorious interest. All this, combined with the geological formation and local vegetationmake it unique.
A visit to the National Park of La Maddalena is taking a jouney into a fantasy world