Property for sale and to rent in Palau

Values stay below the Costa Smeralda, with average asking prices in the residential areas broadly between €3,500 and €4,500 per square metre. Porto Rafael and the panoramic positions facing the archipelago sit clearly above that band. As always, a particular house is judged on its view, its sea access and its plot, not on the municipal average.

A pedestrian residential village designed in the 1950s on the point facing La Maddalena: low houses, small squares, no traffic inside it and a view over the Strait of Bonifacio. It is the most sought-after part of the municipality and a very tight market, with few sales a year and negotiations usually handled privately.

Yes, and that sets it apart on this stretch of coast. The ferries to La Maddalena and Caprera run all year, and the town keeps its services, schools and shops open through the winter, which the purely tourist centres nearby do not. For a second home you intend to use at length, that matters more than the price per square metre.

Porto Rafael and Punta Sardegna face it most directly. The hills of Barrabisa and Capannaccia look down on it, with wide views and more privacy a few minutes from the centre. Capo d'Orso and the side towards Cannigione offer sheltered inlets and plots that often include granite outcrops and Mediterranean scrub.