Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park

Arcipelago di La Maddalena National Park is a geomarine national park on the coast of Sardinia.[1] The park was established on 1 April 1994, followed by the change of DPR on 17 May 1996. It covers an area on land and sea of over 12,000 hectares and 180 kilometers of coasts. This region includes all the islands and islets within the territory of the Municipality of La Maddalena, Italy. The territory of the National Park will also represent an important part of the Bocche di Bonifacio international marine park which will soon be established.[2]

Spargi isle in the La Maddalena National Park
Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago
di La Maddalena
Maddalena Archipelago National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Maddalena Archipelago
Maddalena
Location of Maddalena National Park
LocationSardegna
Coordinates41°14′45″N 9°24′43″E
Area201.46 km2 (77.78 sq mi)
Established1994
Governing bodyMinistero dell'Ambiente
www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.arcip.maddalena/Epar.php

The Park's includes some beautiful beaches and these islands: La Maddalena, Caprera, Spargi and Spargiotto, Budelli, Razzoli e Santa Maria and the Isles of Nibani, Mortorio, Soffi e Camere.[3]

As of mid 2020, the Park had a single private inhabitant. Mauro Morandi had lived in a former WW II shelter on Budelli island since 1989 and acted as an unofficial caretaker.[4] He was to be evicted by the end of 2020.[5]

In 2016, the park's president explained why Morandi could not continue to live in the park indefinitely. "[He] symbolizes a man, enchanted by the elements, who decides to devote his life to contemplation and custody ... "No one ignores [his] role in representing the historical memory of the place … But it's hard to find a contractual arrangement for a person in his position".[6]

See also

References
  1. Garwood, Duncan (1 May 2009). Sardinia. Lonely Planet. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-74104-819-3. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. Yearbook of the Italian Parks 2005, edited by Comunicazione in association with Federparchi and the Italian State Tourism Board ISBN 88-7585-011-9
  3. The Islands of the Park
  4. Khan, Gulnaz, Meet the Man Who Has Lived Alone on This Island for 28 Years, National Geographic, retrieved 2017-11-21
  5. Angela Giuffrida (15 July 2020). "'Italy's Robinson Crusoe' despairs as eviction from island paradise looms". The Guardian.
  6. When an Island’s Lone Caretaker Leaves


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