INFORMATIONS ABOUT ASINARA

Prison life at Asinara

Planning a visit to Asinara National Park? This guide covers the island’s geography, climate, beaches, and practical tips for discovering Sardinia’s wild and unspoiled island.

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Prison life at Asinara

Reading and listening to the stories about the Asinara prisons, one feels projected into a film, where an imaginary screenwriter with bipolar disorder decides to put hell in heaven.

The pirate Barbarossa and the Castellaccio dell'Asinara

When it comes to pirates at Asinara it must be emphasized that we do not have any historical certainties about it; therefore, it is always better to start the story about the pirate Red Beard with "it is said that" or "the legend tells that".

What to see in the half day excursion to Asinara

Nearly 700 plant species and subspecies, more than 273 terrestrial vertebrate species, and over 500 recorded insect species: the Asinara National Park safeguards an extraordinary wealth of biodiversity for an area of just 52 square kilometres.

What to see in the half day excursion to Asinara

Fifteen square kilometres of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, waters reaching 26°C in August, and populations of brown groupers that are larger and more abundant than in many other areas of the Mediterranean.

What to see in the half day excursion to Asinara

Few places in Italy contain such a rich and layered history within just 52 square kilometres: Neolithic tombs, legends associated with Hercules, a Camaldolese monastery, thousands of Austro-Hungarian prisoners of the First World War, and, for over a century, one of Italy’s most rigid prison systems.

What to see in the half day excursion to Asinara

Nine themed trails, more than 60 kilometres of routes, and elevation gains ranging from just a few metres to 408 metres: Asinara National Park offers a network of hiking trails capable of satisfying both the occasional visitor and the experienced hiker.