| The routes
NORTH
Once left the moorings and taken
off from Capo Galera (to the north
direction) we will meet the massive
Punta Giglio, which is the entrance
(mouth ) of Porto Conte, an
extensive natural harbour in the
past already used by Roman ships.
The submerged caves of
`Falco`(hawk), `dei fantasmi`
(Ghosts), `delle stalattiti`(Stalactites),
`dei Cervi` (Deer) and `del
Pozzo`(well) characterize this area.
Once passed this natural fjord we
will reach the high cliffs of Capo
Caccia, overhanging rock that falls
into the beautiful sea, creating a
spectacular and unique landscape.
Several fascinating diving
excursions are possible in this side
of the sea, also here most of them
are into the caves: the Madonnina,
the “ Tunnel” , the “ Fiord” , the
“Cabirol”, the “Porch” and, the
most famous for its development,
the cave of “Nereo”. Continuing
the navigation, we will be able to
see, in front of “Cala Inferno”, the
beautiful Foradada island, so called
for his cavities (foro=hole). Further
north we will reach the island
“Piana” and “Cala Barca”, where
we can have some diving between
caves and spectacular rock-arches.
Very interesting on the bottom is
the presence of traces of a sinked
galleon (16th century), including
several tiles and a cannon.
We will continue towards to the
“Argentiera”, a Cape in the middle
of the sea that hides a creek with in
the middle a beautiful beach, that
in the past was used to load silver
minerals extracted from a mine on
the spot. Further north we find the
island “ Asinara “, a natural park
to be discovered, underwater as well
as on the surface. The view you
have joining the famous Pelosa
beach near Stintino is unforgettable. |
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SOUTH
Leaving Capo Galera you move to
Bosa, following initially a quite
linear costline up to Capo Marargiu.
Here you can have very fascinating
dives up to 40 meters deep by
shallows offshores.
At the mouth of the river Temo, the
only navigable river in Sardinia, we
can admire the charming village of
Bosa, dominated by a hill on which
stand the ruins of an austere castle
built around 1100 by the Marquis
Malaspina. Further south we will
reach some Rocky towers emerging
from the sea called Corona Niedda
where you can have some
interesting diving.
Then the famous Puntillone, a
submerged rock monolith. In a few
hours of navigation we will arrive
to the island of Mal di Ventre, a
wonderful naturalistic park,
inhabited by turtles and migratory
birds.
Ones anchored in the “Cala dei
Pastori”, it seems to be in an
Maldive’s atoll, with fine sandbeaches
and crystal water.
We will experience extraordinary
dives in unpolluted bottoms, around
the island. Passed the Gulf of
Oristano we reach Capo Frasca
and Torre dei Corsari where we can
admire the majestic sand dunes on
the beach Pistis.
We reached the Costa Verde,
desolate and wild, and we will arrive
to Buggerru, a mining settlement of
the last century, where a rocky wall
overlooks the sea.
Then a high reef
in the middle of the sea, this is Pan
di Zucchero, anohter suitable place
for our dives. We are getting close
to the islands of San Pietro and
Sant’Antioco, where Phoenician
settlements are still visible.
In the fishermen village of
Carloforte the spoken language is
still the Ligurian dialect, due to the
establishment of the Genovesi in the
19th cetury. The tradional Tonnara
which takes place every year and
the production of bottarga are
typical of this area.
Some shallows around the two
islands offer unique and fascinating
dives. |