Isola dei Conigli or Isola Grande is a small island that is located a few meters from Porto Cesareo, with an uncontaminated environment and an ecosystem that deserves all our attention in addition to due environmental protection, Isola dei Conigli is still a popular destination for hundreds of tourists who visit it every year in the height of summer in search of a corner of tranquility surrounded by green nature in a mixture of golden beach and wide cliffs. The Rabbit Island can be reached through the various boats that are located on the Riviera di Ponente (near the Jousts) that perform precisely the boat service to the island or, for the most reckless (I"ll let you in on a little secret do not blame me the friends of Porto Cesareo who every summer devote themselves to the boat to the island service) the island can also be reached on foot by going down into the water from the Lungomare di Ponente side (in front of the ice cream shop il Principe), from there the water remains almost shallow ... at most it will come up to your navel for a relaxing walk to precisely the island. So ... let"s take this short virtual tour also because I don"t seem to have seen the Google machine on the island lately for a quick mapping. Once we get to the small pier where the various boats dock we get off and through the pine forest we continue to the left for a few dozen meters. The first beach we encounter is just a few meters long, the sand is soft and the water shallow for several meters. The island has this name because years ago there was a large group of rabbits there after years of absence someone decided to repopulate the island by introducing a few pairs of these cute animals so it will not be difficult to spot some. Continuing always from the left side after the small beach here is that the open sea with a low cliff opens to our view... be careful of the waves if you decide to dive, the sea soon becomes deep. After this stretch of reef we find an inlet with a beach a little longer than the previous one quite frequented by tourists in the middle of summer, the sand is soft, maybe a few small stones as well as the water at first shallow becomes deep after a few strokes with a seabed all to visit. Returning back through the central pine forest you will not fail to encounter a small pool of water... attention for the more curious, looking in the sand for some clams you may perhaps come across strange types of green crabs a tad aggressive. Rabbit Island is a paradise on earth take care of it if you come to visit, bring back your garbage bags...nature will thank you.
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Last Updated, 02/12/2024
