Sant'Antioco, an island of rare beauty, offers landscapes of great value and ideal habitats for numerous species of endemic flora. In these corners of uncontaminated land, you can admire and smell the heady scents of certain types of vegetation typically found in Sant'Antioco. To appreciate the flora of the brackish areas, it is not necessary to stray too far from the centre of Sant'Antioco. You only need to travel a few kilometres to reach the locality of Is Pruinis, where you can observe the Salicornia in its variants: Strobilacea, Glauca and Europea. If you are not in the brackish areas, you are definitely exploring the hinterland, a paradise of the Macchia Mediterranea. In spring, this landscape is at its best, enveloping the air in endless fragrances: from wild Lavender to Broom, from Phoenician Juniper to Olive Trees, from Helichrysum to the famous Dwarf Palm, which will sprout in the most diverse places. If you are animated by the desire to visit Sant'Antioco in its entirety, a short boat trip will take you to the islets of the Vacca, where the Erba Cristallina and the Blue Borracina grow luxuriantly, alongside the more widespread Giglio di Mare and the Narcissus Tazzetta. On the island of Toro, you can admire the Costolina and the Senecio Costiero. Finally, not everyone knows that Posidonia, commonly known as 'seaweed', is actually a marine plant, belonging to the island's flora. You will be able to spot it on your snorkelling trips in the south of the island: you will see it in endless shoals as it dances moved by the sea currents.
Island flora
Where beauty flourishes in every corner
