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Red Rocks of Arbatax, Sardinia, Italy
Ancient Arbatax
Sardinia's less than 25,000 square kilometres are outlined by over a thousand kilometres of towering sea cliffs and tide pools teeming with life. The Italian island's coasts, though largely rocky rather than beachy, still draw a sizeable faction of tourists awed by impossibly ancient landmarks like the Red Rocks of Arbatax. These spectacular porphyry pillars are just one product of Sardinia's once-violent geology that dates back 500 million years. But it seems the sunny isle got all that moving and shaking out of its system. Today, it's one of the few regions of Italy not susceptible to earthquakes.
Ancient Arbatax
Sardinia's less than 25,000 square kilometres are outlined by over a thousand kilometres of towering sea cliffs and tide pools teeming with life. The Italian island's coasts, though largely rocky rather than beachy, still draw a sizeable faction of tourists awed by impossibly ancient landmarks like the Red Rocks of Arbatax. These spectacular porphyry pillars are just one product of Sardinia's once-violent geology that dates back 500 million years. But it seems the sunny isle got all that moving and shaking out of its system. Today, it's one of the few regions of Italy not susceptible to earthquakes.
The Red Rocks of Arbatax are just one result of this island's 500-million-year geological journey.
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