La Maddalena

Reached only by boat from Palau, this is the largest town of a granite archipelago in the Strait of Bonifacio. It grew up after a Savoy garrison arrived in 1767, and life still gathers around Piazza Umberto I and the shops and bars of Via Garibaldi. From the harbour, boats head out to the islands of a national park, while a causeway leads to Caprera, Garibaldi's last home.

Highlights

• Garibaldi's White House and tomb on Caprera, now a museum
• Boat trips through the La Maddalena Archipelago National Park
• The protected Spiaggia Rosa on Budelli, set of Antonioni's Red Desert
• Nino Lamboglia naval archaeology museum on the panoramic road
• Feast of Santa Maria Maddalena, the town's patron, on 22 July

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.