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PONZA ISLANDS |
The Archipelago of the Pontine Islands is just a few miles away from the coast of
the Lazio region, and therefore very easy to reach (36 miles away from Nettuno and
only 21 miles from San Felice Circeo). It has nevertheless maintained its intact
and uncontaminated nature and sea. Since ancient times, as shown by many roman and
pre-roman remains, this group of islands has been considered among the most suggestive
and enchanting islands of the Mediterranean. This archipelago is formed by 6 islands
of volcanic origin with a variety of landscapes, bays and coves of exceptional beauty.
It is constituted of two groups which are 22 miles away one from the other. The
first one is formed by four islands south-west of Circeo: Ponza, Gavi, Zannone and
Palmarola, while the second one, more south-east oriented compared to the first,
comprehends Ventotene and Santo Stefano.
Distance from main island: Ponza
Zannone (Punta Varo) mg. 6
Palmarola (Cala del porto) mg.
9
Ventotene (Cala Rossano) mg. 22
S.Stefano (Punta Spasaro) mg. 24
S. Felice Circeo (Porto) mg. 21
Marina di Nettuno mg. 36
Gaeta (Porto) mg. 34
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La base |
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Marina di Nettuno
41°27’15N - 12°39’60E
How to get to:
- flight to Rome Fiumicino airport, 60 min. by car
- flight to Rome Ciampino airport, 60 min. by car
- train to Nettuno station FS, 5 min. by feet
- car by SS Pontina from Rome GRA, 50 min
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PONZA |
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It's port can harbour up to 200 boats on eight floating pontoons, privately managed
and equipped with water and electricity sockets. During peak season, you can anchor
in the roadstead between the pontoon where the Restaurant Gennarino is and the rock
called Ravia. On land you'll find the following services: fuel refuelling – grid
and slipway – moving crane and laying–up – engine and electrical repairing – mooring
and scuba diving services – repairing for hulls in wood or fiberglass.The whole
island is fringed by inlets and coves for sheltering depending on the direction
of the winds: - Cala Inferno and Ansa dello Schiamone protected from SW to NW; from
Cala Inferno you can climb up a stairway cut in tufa stone and reach the little
town of Le
Forna, overlooking Cala di Feola on the west coast of the island, where
you will discover many tipical restaurants. - Cala di Feola and Cala dell'Acqua,
protected from the winds of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quadrants; on the south-west side
of Cala di Feola, you'll find a little marina or you can anchor in the roadstead
of the little harbour. Here you will find the natural pools, excavated by the sea
in the tufa stone. At Cala dell'Acqua you can find refuge form the Mistral, sheltering
behind Punta del Papa.
- Cala di Lucia Rosa, is protected from winds of the 1st
and 2nd quadrants. This coastline is particlularly beautiful and is characterized
by a series of grottoes and rocks.
- Chiaia di Luna, excellent refuge from the east
wind and the others of the 1st quadrant; good sandy seabed for anchorage. From this
marvellous beach you can reach the town of Ponza walking through a tunnel excavated
by the ancient Romans.
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PALMAROLA |
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Is the most western island of the archipelago; many dangerous points surround its
coasts but you'll be able to find great places to anchor. We suggest you visit Punta Tramontana, from where you can admire a very beautiful bay called "The Cathedral"
because of its cliff falling vertically to the sea and the big bays which remind
us of that image. At Cala del Porto you'll find, during the summer, a small restaurant
on the shore.
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VENTOTENE |
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The old harbour, Porto Nicola, has been excavated by the ancient Romans, as well
as the bollards and the portico running along the quay, still perfectly functioning.
At the entrance of the harbour, and more precisely, at the base of the tufa rock
which is located where the lighthouse is, you can recognize the ancient Roman fishpond
for fish raising, provided with an ingenoius system for water recycling through
pipes flowing into two covered pools. The island saves other historical vestiges
among which the remains of a great roman construction towards Punta Eolo: the Borbonic
stairway and the fortress. Besides the old harbour and adjacient to it, towards
north, lies the new port, Porto Nuovo (Cala Rossano) protected by a quayed jetty.
The port offers various services such as: water, electricity and food supply, ice
and marine shops. Other safe bays are:
- Cala Parata Grande protected from east
winds. Though it is the only natural refuge from the southeast wind called "libeccio",
you need to consider that we are in the B zone of the natural marine reserve and
therefore all anchorage and motor navigation is forbidden.
- Cala Nave and Parata della Postina protected from winds of the 4th quadrant,
C zone of the natural marine
reserve, where you can anchor on the outside of the four buoys which delimit the
reserved area.
S.Stefano
With a round shape, a height of 84 meters and a coastline unwinding for a total
length of a mile, this island is distant only a bit more than a mile from Ventotene. It is dominated by the prison citadel where, until 1965 those sentenced to life
imprisonment, were kept. Its coasts fall vertically to the sea and depth is almost
everywhere above 20 meters even close to the shore. There are three places to land:
the ladder of Spasaro, the Numero 4 at North-East and Marinella on the NW coast.
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Weather |
temperature °C
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Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
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Nov |
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max |
13 |
16 |
20 |
25 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
20 |
16 |
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min |
9 |
11 |
14 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
12 |
rain (mm)
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Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
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max |
132 |
87 |
83 |
55 |
84 |
120 |
175 |
352 |
207 |
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min |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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tot |
53 |
38 |
21 |
13 |
10 |
25 |
54 |
107 |
106 |
winds (knt)
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Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
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force |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,5 |
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direction |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
W |
S-NW |
S-NW |
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