Golfo dell'Asinara

Asinara constitutes the last island of a certain dimension - within the entire Mediterranean area - which does not have an important residential settlement.

The National Park of Asinara protects an area located off the north-western point of Sardinia and includes the Island of Asinara and its surrounding waters. Mediterranean scrub completely covers this island. The western coast is elevated and has steep slopes while the eastern one lacks any height.

The island is populated by a group of small, white donkeys, which characterise the park and give these places a mysterious atmosphere, considering that their origin is unknown. This small herd of mouflons, descendants of a pair introduced tens of years ago, pastors in the roughest rocky areas. The most numerous animal species are most certainly the birds: the Sardinian partridge, peregrine falcon, herring gull, green cormorant and the rare Corsican sea gull.