Golfo Aranci
Golfo Aranci, near Olbia-Tempio, is a small spit of land jutting into the Mediterranean, on top of which, the promontory of Capo Figari, Guglielmo Marconi made the first experiments of morse code communication through the sea . Since ancient times this area was used as a commercial seaport; of the nuragic period remains the Milis Well, while at sea have been found many remains Roman.
Once the local economy was based on fishing of lobster and coral; recently Golfo Aranci has become a tourist destination, thanks to the emerald sea, a paradise for divers, the white sands of Cala Moresca and other beaches and the majestic pinete. Golfo Aranci is the basis of the international center applied research on dolphins "Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute". Capo Figari, with Figarolo island, located just opposite, is a protected natural area.
The name Golfo Aranci (Gulf of oranges) is misleading: derives from "Golfu di li Granci", which means, in sardinian, "Gulf of crabs". Crabs (granci) turned into oranges (aranci) in the nineteenth century, probably due to a misunderstanding of the General La Marmora.
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