Rafael is the Spanish nobleman who in the early 60s felt in love with Gallura’rocks and here decided to found the small village that today bears his name, where even now no hotel or large condominium exist, but only the exclusivity of private villas surrounded by 150 hectares of Mediterranean scrub.

Porto Rafael offers the tranquility of an exclusive and glamorous holiday: reaching the piazzetta by foot for an apetizers is unforgettable. Here you can shop in small boutiques full of charm, stay with friends, dine while listening music under the stars.

Sporty ones will find a tennis court, while from Yatch Club that hosts splendid sailing boats and yachts from all over the world, you can also rent a simple dinghy to discover the Marine Park of Maddalena Archipelago.

Current running of Owners Consortium, over guaranteeing a medical guard and a 24-hour surveillance service, plans an interesting calendar of cultural events in the Garden of Dreams, one of the happiest intuitions of President Nino Tatriele, which transformed the most evocative corner of this coast into an open-air amphitheater.

Porto Rafael is 10 minutes' drive from Palau, a lovely town full of shops, travel agencies, restaurants and a picturesque market where buying Sardinian delicacies directly from producers. The tomb of giants, Limbara mountains and other sites of archaeological or naturalistic interest will not cease to amaze you with short trips in the immediate sorroundings.

Corse and La Maddalena can be reached also by car thanks to ferries departures from Santa Teresa di Gallura and Palau. Costa Smeralda with famous Pevero Golf Club, Porto Cervo and Porto Rotondo, is far 25 minutes drive along a road with a breathtaking view.

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