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Ponza
The main island of the Pontine group, PONZA is only 8km long and 2km across, at its widest point. Beautiful Ponza town is heaped around the bay in a series of neat, pastel-coloured pyramids, its flat-roofed houses radiate out from the pink semicircle that curls around the fishing harbour. This town makes a marvellous place to rest, having so far escaped the clutches of designer boutiques and souvenir shops. Although the island lacks specific sights, Ponza is great for aimless wanderings; locals indulge, too, in the early evening, as crowds parade along the yellow-painted Municipio arcade of shops and cafés. For lazing and swimming, there's a small, clean cove in the town and the Chiaia di Luna beach, a ten-minute walk away, across the island. A slender rim of sand edges the sheer sickle cliff – though be warned that the waves here are much choppier than on the sheltered side facing the mainland, and the beach is intermittently closed for safety reasons.
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