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Visit the island of San Domino

Island of San Domino, Tremiti Islands, Abbey of Santa Maria a Mare
Island of San Domino, Tremiti Islands, Abbey of Santa Maria a Mare

The Island of San Domino is a wonderful Italian reality absolutely worth seeing. It is part of the archipelago of the Tremiti Islands in the Adriatic Sea. Beautiful natural landscapes, cozy beaches, woods with typical characteristics of the Mediterranean Scrub, small and large pine forests and numerous rocks around the island. Each area is worth visiting because each one has attractive features and certainly of interest.

The Island presents itself as a small paradise in which to find tranquility and serenity in close contact with nature and a beautiful clear sea. And there is certainly no shortage of attractions for those who love fun in company. The island of San Domino offers several attractions such as the “Punta del Diavolo”, a cave whose legend tells of a blasphemer fisherman who in Following an upset about a fishing phase gone wrong, he exclaimed: “Hell! “and immediately after, without seeing anyone, he heard himself answering: “What do you want from the Devil...? '.

Another interesting attraction to visit is the “Elephant Rock”. It is a very large rock, about 20 meters high, whose shape is just reminiscent of an elephant crouching with his proboscis stretched towards the water, as if it were watering. Someone with a more poetic soul says: “The elephant is listening to the sound of an unspoiled sea.” A natural beauty that nature lovers cannot miss.

Features similar to the Elephant Rock feature “The Haystacks”, dozens of more stones ; ugrave; or less large that all together resemble a host of monoliths. These stones have a pyramidal shape and their appearance recalls, in a very particular way, the haystacks that are stacked in the Italian countryside. One of them has a puncture in which it is possible to sail for about twenty meters.

Using a small boat you can circumnavigate the island and visit among other things “the Architiello di San Domino "a real natural miracle! It is a set of rocks, stacks, caves and natural arches placed in a workmanlike manner according to the laws of Mother Nature.

Finally, not by order of importance, there is the “Diamond Point”. It is also a peculiarity to be admired. For lovers of natural beauty, it is a very beautiful stone with the shape of a diamond. Legend has it that a very large and priceless diamond has been hidden inside the stone.

Written by Christopher Clayton - Last update: 22/10/2021
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