Facing the Archipelago of La Maddalena is Bear’s Rock (Capo d’Orso e Roccia dell’Orso in Italian). The spectacular natural sculpture in the shape of the bear with his head turned towards the sea, it rises to 122 m above sea level The rock, which gave its name to the promontory on which it is located, is known since ancient times already in the second century AD: the sailors thought he could attract ships by force of a gigantic magnet.