Despite its 20 square kilometers, La Maddalena is ready to surprise you. Not only with beaches that have nothing to envy the Caribbean, but also thanks to picturesque buildings and traces of history and folklore. The island is also perfect for sports or simple walks among the greenery. The historic center is a little gem, made up of alleys, stairways, traditional small stores and architectural buildings that stand out because of the colors and narrow balconies that make them resemble the typical houses of the Ligurian Riviera.

The island's commercial port is a real gem that will give you wonderful views. Here you can breathe good air and see fishermen returning on their boats. All around, like a frame, you can admire the town's oldest buildings, which date back to the 1700s. You can't help but indulge in an evening ashore and get lost among the small squares and "corrugi" (little alleys), perhaps trying the typical cuisine from culurgiones to seadas.

The second peculiarity concerns a musical and almost unintelligible version of the local dialect, like a kind of cantilena, which has managed to be preserved intact over time.

The island of Caprera is so beautiful that Garibaldi, the hero of two worlds, chose it as his home for his last years. The island has not changed much in a hundred plus years: beautiful, wild and lush surrounded by a crystal clear sea. In addition to Garibaldi's museum, which is worth a visit, the island is lined with numerous bays and inlets. One of the most famous is Cala Portese, also called "beach of the two seas," a strip of land surrounded by sea on both sides. Also enchanting is Cala Andreani, with its very clear sand. Renowned is the beach of the Wreck, named for the presence of an old coal ship: an extraordinary bay with emerald waters and white sand. Also worth a stop are Cala Napoletana, Punta Galera, Cala Brigantina, Cala Coticcio and the beautiful Cala Serena. Caprera is also home to the headquarters of a very famous sailing center, near Cala Garibaldi.

Caprera Island is not only sea. Trekking enthusiasts will find for their trips ashore easily passable paths to discover the wonders of the interior, such as Poggio Stefano, made of pink granite, Mount Teialone and the old military village of Stagnali, from which there are breathtaking views.

The island is known to the world as one of the most beautiful islands in the entire Mediterranean and is highly prized for its romantic Pink Beach. Its very special name comes from the characteristic color of the sand rich in tiny fragments of coral, granite, shells and mollusk shells. The spectacular coloration comes from a pink microorganism that inhabits posidonia meadows and lives inside the shells. When it dies, the shells are washed ashore, breaking up by the action of water and wind. It takes years and years for it to turn into such a thin material that it goes to settle on the beach giving it the beautiful pink color. Over time anchorages and irregular sea agitation have set back the posidonia and changed the sandy composition. Starting in 1998, the introduction of a strict protection regime, whereby the beach was closed to bathing, landing and anchoring of boats, allowed it to fully regain its coloring.

In addition to its beach, Budelli is known for being one of the last wild glades still intact today. The depths of its crystal clear waters are home to extremely rare species of crustaceans, fish and other sea creatures.