Porto Rafael

Porto Rafael is an Italian seaside resort in northern Sardinia. It is a frazione of the comune of , near , in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: frazione of the municipality of Palau, Sardinia, Italy
  • Also known as: “Punta Sardegna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Punta Palau Lighthouse and Palau railway station.

Lighthouse
Photo: Pjt56, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an active lighthouse located on the northern extremity of a granite promontory where, shaped by time, appears a natural sculpture that looks like a bear, symbol of in front of the on the .

Railway station
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Railway station
Photo: Gunnar1m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palau and Porto Pollo.

Village
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is a town and comune in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia, in the autonomous island region of in , about 220 kilometres north of and about 30 kilometres northwest of .

Hamlet
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is an Italian località, in the comune of , on the northern coast in the . is situated 3½ km west of Porto Rafael.

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The Isuledda, also called , is an almost-island in northern , , facing the Sardinian channel. Covering an area of approximately 180,000 m2, it is almost completely surrounded by the sea, and connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus of sandy terrain, hence, despite the name, it is in fact a peninsula.

Porto Rafael

Latitude
41.19317° or 41° 11′ 35″ north
Longitude
9.36455° or 9° 21′ 52″ east
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
Open location code
8FHF59V7+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13073966992
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
6561992
Wiki­data ID
Q16933301
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Satellite Map

Discover Porto Rafael from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Porto Rafael” goes by many names.
  • French: “Porto Rafael”
  • Italian: “Porto Rafael”
  • Italian: “Punta Sardegna”
  • “Porto Rafael”
  • “Punta Sardegna”

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