Palau
Rugged coastline and rocky granite, which at times take on fascinating forms - such as the famous Roccia dell'Orso (Bear Rock), mentioned by Ptolemy - leaning on a Caribbean Sea, behind two large pine trees. From Palau there are ferries to the archipelago of La Maddalena, right opposite.
Palau is located on the northwest coast of Sardinia, where the time-according to the legend of Ulysses-lived giant cannibals called Lestrigons.
In fact in that time in Sardinia lived the highly-civilized Nuraghic, of which we can admire the tombs of the giants in Mizzana, and the Nuraghe Sajacciu and Barrabisa.
After having been for centuries a refuge for sailors, in eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Palau began to be visited by shepherds and fishermen in the surrounding area.
In 1793 in Palau, Domenico Millelire rejects the ships of Napoleon, who sought to attack the coast of Sardinia. For defensive purposes, in the nineteenth century, the Savoy built the fortress of Monte Altura.
The country's first home was built in 1875 by Giovan Domenico Fresi: this can be considered the founding act of Palau. At home Fresi early followed others. Around 1960 the Earl of Neville Rafael Berlanga, eccentric noble lover of beauty, bought a plot of land and builds a small and elegant neighborhood. Italian and European upscale friends and acquaintances reach it, initiating an elite tourism. The area created by him is called - by public acclaim - Porto Rafael.
In September, takes place in Palau Isole che parlano, international festival of music, theater and visual arts. In the same month it celebrates its patron saint Santa Maria Delle Grazie, with a procession at sea.
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