The archipelago of La Maddalena is a group of several islands in northeastern Sardinia. You can get here by ferry from Palau (
41.181790, 9.385997), but note that you have to buy tickets at the kiosk on the shore before you board the ferry.
We came here just for fun, to have dinner in an unusual place. There are several places on the island with beautiful rocks on the shore, near one of them we found a family restaurant called Zi Antò (41.211715,9.385125), which we recommend.
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
There is also a house-museum of Garibaldi (
41.216177, 9.462139), but in the evening it was already closed.
Instead we walked around the town of La Maddalena, where the return ferry leaves from. It is not that particularly touristy, but there are one or two beautiful, pedestrian streets. You can park right at the port at
41.212235, 9.406828.
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak
La Maddalena Archipelago near Sardinia ©Yuriy Buriak