Caprera represented a constant point of reference the last 26 years of Giuseppe Garibaldi’s life. Here, surrounded by greenery and the sea of the Maddalena Archipelago, he envisioned and prepared actions that marked the history of the Italian Risorgimento (Unification).
After the death of his wife Anita and the abandonment of his children, the Hero of Two Worlds settled down in a dwelling called Casa Bianca (White House), whose architecture is simple and rustic. The frugality is disconcerting: white masonry walls, with a flat roof, similar to the dwellings that Garibaldi came across in Montevideo and in other places where fighting took place over the freedom of the South American people. In the rooms, mementos, objects and portraits tell the story of his daily life and of his loved ones as well as his heroic life.
Caprera, is part of the Maddalena National Park: to the east there is the fully protected area of Cala Coticcio, the 'Sardinian Tahiti' that can be reached along a trail or via sea. To the south-east, Cala Portese (or Cala dei Due Mari), the pride of the island, and the splendid Spiaggia del Relitto, with its fine, white sand and the skeleton of an ancient ship on the shore. To the west, flat stretches of land dominate the landscape: from the blue waters of Cala Napoletana, to the wild nature of Cala Garibaldi and the stretch of light sand of Cala Serena.
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