The best traffic-free bike rides around Lungòni/Santa Teresa Gallura

Great easy ride, a few steep climbs but overall ok

Beautiful view of Palau👍

great gravel route

Was here by car but would love to go cycling here sometime. Beautiful passage with beautiful views on all sides! Recommended this passage.

Viewpoint. Good for a short stop. Easy to ride, even on downhill and/or uphill sections. Watch out for cars! They also watch out for cyclists. Unfortunately, there's no other way off the road.

A municipality formed by some of the most famous and beautiful islands in Italy, the municipality of La Maddalena is located on the largest island of the archipelago, also called La Maddalena. The port and the historic center, in addition to the wonderful beaches, are unmissable here.

The ferry runs every half hour during the day between Palau and La Maddalena. Simply drive on, hand over your deposit (ID) when you get on, pay on board at the ticket office above the parking deck (and then return the deposit there). Not exactly cheap (car including 3 adults and 1 child = €58 return), but on La Maddalena we were even able to explore the whole island including remote beaches with a rental car.

La Maddalena (The island was inhabited in prehistoric times) The island was inhabited in prehistoric times, but was abandoned after the fall of the Western Roman Empire until the 17th century, when a colony of shepherds settled here and founded the current municipality. Its strategically favourable location with the unavoidable passage through the Bocche di Bonifacio made the island a military outpost, as evidenced by the fortifications that can still be visited today. This was also an attraction for Napoleon Bonaparte, who was repelled in 1793 by the fleet commander Domenico Millelire, who was born here. For a long time the island was a base for the Italian and US Navy, which was finally disbanded in early 2008. The US submarines were stationed off Santo Stefano, the fourth largest island in the archipelago. Today La Maddalena is the seat of a non-commissioned officer school and the naval department. The only small town in the archipelago has over 11,000 inhabitants. Its harbor overlooks the town of Palau, which is a 15-minute ferry ride away. The cobbled streets of the old town are lined with palaces from the late 18th century and the parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena stands above it. The sacristy of this church houses the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, which exhibits the treasure of the patron saint. This includes the crucifix and two silver candlesticks that Admiral Nelson gave in 1804. It is a historical memorial of the city. In the small harbor of Cala Gavetta stands the statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi, who spent the last 26 years of his life on the island of Caprera, which is connected to La Maddalena by the 600 m long artificial strip of land known as Passo della Moneta. The second largest island in the archipelago was the "garden" of the hero of the two worlds, which is now famous for the Garibaldino Compendium, the most visited museum in Sardinia. The pristine green land is surrounded by beautiful bays, each one more beautiful than the next: Coticcio, the Tahiti of Sardinia, Cala dei Due Mari and Spiaggia del Relitto are particularly noteworthy. In Stagnali, a military base in the interwar period and now a center for environmental education, there is the Museo geomineralogico naturalistico, where rocks and rare minerals such as huge quartz crystals, beach sand and fossils can be seen. Text / Source: Sardegna Turismo.it https://www.sardegnaturismo.it/de/orte/north-east/la-maddalena