The austere charm of Maddalena.

Hui today, tomorrow pfui: The place of the G-8 summit in July, La Maddalena was fired - but as a tourist destination is the small archipelago, Sardinia coast as attractive as ever. Turtles, Sardinians, and not least tourists will be the summer resting appreciate.

 

La Maddalena - Rugged cliffs, fjords with a Mediterranean touch. Palm trees, juniper and pine woods, giant pink flowering oleander bushes: what before the Northeast Sardinian coast archipelago of La Maddalena in the azure water seems to rise, looks like Norway in the Mediterranean Sea. There are fabulous beaches, surrounded by bizarre rock formations. The wild group of scattered islands, seven in number, is 15 years since a national park.

Only the largest of them, the archipelago's name, there is year-round inhabited. And until a week ago she was still as the conference venue for Italy's G8 summit of leading industrialized countries chosen. But then came the earthquake in the Abruzzi and the idea of the Government Silvio Berlusconi, the Gipfelort to L'Aquila to relocate in the devastated capital of the region. The Cabinet nodded and relocating with her alleged saving of 220 million euros.

La Maddalena is so also in this summer's calm can be. In the half hour to run the ferry from the island of Palau in Sardinia and supply them with fresh supplies and tourists. The little capital is bustling with restaurants, bars and cafes. Baunarben and military terrain halbverfallenes recall that La Maddalena until recently the Mediterranean base of the Americans was that once Berlusconi had brought into the country.

Granite formations, such as animal figures

But the concrete jungle can easily be left if it is on the scenic road goes, the island circuit, mainly due to the wonderful beaches like Bassa Trinità Spalmatore or leads. The leading gently into the sea, sandy beaches of La Maddalena to the bays of Corsica, the rich water. On the horizon appear the high mountains of the neighboring French island, while the road down to another "Cala" leads.

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Before Nordostkste of Sardinia, the archipelago of La Maddalena: It consists of seven islands.

There you can already unpack the trunks, now for the graceful half a bay with the beautiful name "Nido d'Aquila" - the eagles. And who now needs a little hype, which then makes the obligatory stroll through the port with the town houses from the 18th Century and the countless shops, the Sardinian Carpet feilbieten, but also everything the gourmet into the eye stings. From the bar or from the balcony of the hotel room can be made even more lively at night with ferries Palau observed.

A small dam and an old railway bridge connecting the big sister Maddalena with the small, Caprera called. Still here are the lush forests, yet grandiose pile on the rock, which in this Gallura region of Sardinia is often referred to as animals from granite rocks look like. Is not that a snake, a horse or a fantasy creature made of stone? Caprera can be found on the beaches only with some effort. Tucked away, they are, or are just wandering and kraxelnd reach.

The freedom fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi, however, can be found at the second largest island of the archipelago do not miss: In the dense pine forest is its Casa Bianca, where he worked after his patriotic deeds settled and 1882 died. Schlicht "Garibaldi" stands on the granite block, under the revolutionary fighters against the Austrians and German buried. On the walls, the graffiti has not faded, the "Americans out" call. But Maddalena suffers financially including that U.S. soldiers are deducted.

Not quite the end of the world

The two sisters herbschönen La Maddalena and Caprera, of wind and weather disheveled, are - as planned - the summer in insular Beschaulichkeit spend. It would be the summit as advertising was more important than ever for the archipelago, where many wild boar left their mark and turtles crossing the roads.

The evening will end after the pack with a cozy togetherness overlooking the port of La Maddalena. Meanwhile, the ferries glide noiselessly just as busy back and forth. About the Sardinian mountains in the distance, ie on the "mainland", which is also an island, cloud formations can be observed. You seem so astounding figures as to some of the granite blocks.

Then dive from nothing swarms of swallows to pull over and soon the night sky. From the bottom booms Hafenbar still disco music, the grappa is served. However, the archipelago seems to gradually sink to the silence. It is not the end of the world, but also not far away.