La Maddalena is a Sardinian archipelago known and famed worldwide for its landscapes of rare beauty. The scattered seven main islands and numerous islets that it comprises form part of a national marine reserve extending over a total area of 18,000 hectares of land and sea.

Apart from the scanty built-up areas on the main islands, the archipelago is largely uninhabited year-around and, not least on account of this latter factor, has remained an extraordinary natural environment.
With small junipers, gigant oleander bushes, stone pine forests and wonderful white sandy beaches rimmed with bizarre rock formations the archipelago is a destionation of choice for sea and sailing lovers.

The island is reachable by a 20-minute ferry ride from Palau, on the northern tip of the Sardinian mainland. The trip brings you directly to the island’s main town, La Maddalena, a charming port tailor-made for a relaxing stroll on the seafront, broken up only to stop for an ice cream or glass of wine in one of its numerous inviting bars and restaurants.