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Batterie di Punta Rossa
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Paul
October 20, 2024
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Battery di Punta Rossa
The Punta Rossa torpedo station was built between the First and Second World Wars
The Punta Rossa torpedo station was built between the First and Second World Wars
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•Wolf Beyenburg
October 20, 2024
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High up on the natural rock wall into which the Punta Rossa battery is built, you suddenly find yourself standing in front of the largest gun emplacements on the island: a huge, new-looking concrete wall surrounds two connected rotating areas with a diameter of 13 meters; the inner recess alone, in which the guns were attached to countless threaded rods set in concrete, measures more than 5 meters in diameter. The wonderful panoramic view of the sea, the bay and the rugged mountains of the Sardinian coast is also impressive.
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•Wolf Beyenburg
October 20, 2024
Hiking
The Batteria di Punta Rossa is a large artillery military fort from the 19th century that was used for military purposes until 2010. Today, the complex is falling into a …
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