| Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago di La Maddalena | |
|---|---|
| Maddalena Archipelago National Park | |
 Maddalena Archipelago | |
  Maddalena Location of Maddalena National Park | |
| Location | Sardegna |
| Coordinates | 41°14′45″N 9°24′43″E / 41.24583°N 9.41194°E |
| Area | 201.46 km2 (77.78 sq mi) |
| Established | 1994 |
| Governing body | Ministero dell'Ambiente |
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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][needs update]
The Park's includes some 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 WWII 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] Morandi took up residence in an apartment in Maddalena and is working on writing his memoirs.[7]
- ^ Garwood, Duncan (1 May 2009). Sardinia. Lonely Planet. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-74104-819-3. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ Yearbook of the Italian Parks 2005, edited by Comunicazione in association with Federparchi and the Italian State Tourism Board ISBN 88-7585-011-9
- ^ "The Islands of the Park". Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Khan, Gulnaz, Meet the Man Who Has Lived Alone on This Island for 28 Years, National Geographic, archived from the original on 26 July 2017, retrieved 21 November 2017
- ^ Angela Giuffrida (15 July 2020). "'Italy's Robinson Crusoe' despairs as eviction from island paradise looms". The Guardian.
- ^ Albeck-Ripka, Livia (12 August 2016). "What Happens When an Island Loses Its Last Resident?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Marchetti, Silvia (25 September 2021). "What Italy's famous hermit did next". CNN. Retrieved 15 June 2024.