The Iglesiente coast is painted with the whole spectrum of colours. On the white rocks, the sunlight refracts from yellow and orange hues into the emerald green depths of the sea. The South-West profile of Sardinia is a palette where Nature always paints new scenarios.
The intense white of Pan di Zucchero [Sugarloaf] Mountain, a natural monument that rises majestically from the waters, is contrasted by the harshness of the rocks and the green of the pine forests. Right here, in the inlet between the Pan di Zucchero massif and the outlet to the sea of the Porto Flavia mine, is the Grotta del Soffione. One of the many, suggestive caves that draw and shore up the rocky profile of these natural walls.
The whiteness of Pan di Zucchero rock | Ph. Carolina Fragapane
The peculiarity, however, immediately jumps to the eye: a puff of water, similar to a small geyser, suddenly rushes towards the sea. The effect is due to the waves breaking on the rocks and creeping into the cave cavity, thus “bouncing back” in the form of intense and fast sprays. It is the sea that first caresses the rocks and then returns into itself.
Ph. Carolina Fragapane
A privileged point of view is that of the boat or the raft: getting here by land is impossible. We are in the heart of the Iglesias area, where – perhaps more than in any other place – Sardinia reveals its most untamed soul. The soul of an island that reveals beauty, especially in the details. In constantly playing with surfaces and colours, to the point of painting a unique canvas.