Punta Nera Bay

Punta Nera is a wild, stripped-back bay on the La Maddalena archipelago, where dramatic dark granite headlands plunge into some of the clearest turquoise water in the Mediterranean. The name — Black Point — comes from the distinctive weathered rock faces that frame the cove, giving it a moody edge compared to the sandier bays nearby. You're in protected national park territory here, so expect minimal crowds, zero development, and the kind of unspoiled silence that's increasingly hard to find in this part of Sardinia.