Tavolara Island
Tavolara is one of the Northeast coast of Sardinia offshore island with steep cliffs and the flat promontory " Spalmatore di Terra " in the West. It is about six kilometers long and one kilometer wide.
History
The first inhabitants on the island of the coast about five kilometers upstream were Stone Age Fischer v. to about 4,000 BC
Beginning of the 19th century came the Corsican Giuseppe Bertoleoni with his family to Sardinia and settled on the uninhabited island Tavolara. As 1836 King Carlo Alberto of Sardinia went on the Tavolara ashore, it was Giuseppe's son Paolo counter and announced, " The King of Tavolara welcomes the King of Sardinia and wishes him a pleasant stay in his kingdom. " Carlo Alberto found the joke amusing and gave him the island. This donation Bertoleoni could be confirmed in writing, which was an official transfer of the royal office at that time. Thus, the smallest kingdom in Europe was born. The descendants were called on Charles I, Paul I., etc. Today, the descendants of the "King Paolo " as innkeepers and skipper work.
On the island Tavorala is since 1962 one half of the island comprehensive military zone of NATO, on which a Fermelde and interception center is operated with very long wave transmitter.
Today live on the island for 15 to 20 people, all belonging to the family Bertoleoni. The little island cemetery where you can find the tombs of the kings and their family, is located approximately in the center of the flat headland.
Geology
The island Tavolara is made of white dolomite limestone from the Mesozoic on a granite base and the highest elevation of the island is Punta Cannone with 564 m.
Geography
The Marine Park Tavolara Capo Coda Cavallo is Olbia in the province of Gallura and consists of three islands:
Conservation
This region with an area of 15,000 hectares was placed under protection in 1997 and divided into protection zones A, B and C:
The island Tavolara is about four kilometers from the coast. From Porto San Paolo a ship transfer is operated. Upstream of the island, the divers area Secca del Papa is ( shoal of the Pope ).
Biology
The now extinct Sardinian pika lived in Corsica and Sardinia - he was being watched probably the last time in 1774 on Tavolara.