The catamaran’s shadow is reflected in the turquoise mirror, sparkling like a precious stone. The boat seems weightless. The urge to dive into the clear water is uncontrollable. Contact with this lukewarm and translucent liquid mass provides a feeling of intense joy. Below, white and smooth sand contrasts with ocher rocks, folded, pitted, choked by erosion. The hot summer wind carries the scents of maquis from the yellow evergreens with their powerful spicy scent. In the early hours of the morning, yachts and sailboats have not yet invaded this unreal blue triangle, which the inhabitants of the archipelago have baptized “Madonna’s coat”. It is located northwest of the town of La Maddalena, between the islands of Santa Maria, Razzoli and Budelli.
The latter is home to the fabulous beach, Spiaggia Rosa. Enlarged by Michelangelo Antonioni in his first color film, Deserto Rosso, it owes its name to the microorganisms that turn its sand pink…
Source: Le Figaro
