A former prison island turned national park, with albino donkeys and no residents. A full Asinara guide is being written — in the meantime, here is where it sits, and how to reach it.
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Getting there
- Access
- Day boats from Stintino and Porto Torres; access is regulated — book the park transport
Other islands in the region
On the mainland
Where to base yourself either side of the crossing.
Nearby highlights
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Su Nuraxi di Barumini The finest of Sardinia's 7,000 bronze-age nuraghi, and a UNESCO site -
Costa Smeralda Fifty kilometres of granite and turquoise, developed from nothing in 1962 -
Golfo di Orosei Limestone cliffs with beaches — Cala Goloritzé, Cala Mariolu — reachable only by boat or on foot -
La Pelosa, Stintino Shallow white sand facing Asinara — numbers capped and shoes banned in summer -
Neptune's Grotto A stalactite cave at the foot of Capo Caccia, down 654 steps or in by boat -
Orgosolo A Barbagia shepherd village covered in political murals since 1969 -
Bosa Coloured houses along a river under a Malaspina castle