Here nature is not a backdrop: it is the protagonist. The La Maddalena Archipelago is Italy’s first geo-marine park, and everything, from the pink granite to the underwater meadows, is protected for a precise reason.
Wind and sea have sculpted these islands for millennia, leaving rounded rocks, hidden coves and some of the clearest seabeds in the Mediterranean. Below the surface, posidonia acts as a forest and a cradle for groupers, octopuses and lobsters; above, Corsican gulls nest, while mouflons and flowers that grow only here appear among the scrub.
It is a fragile balance, and visiting it means respecting its rules: no sand or shells in your backpack, anchors only where permitted, and eyes free to marvel. In the pages below you will find everything else: how the Park works, how it is divided, which species it protects, and the stretches of sea where nature comes before all else.