A location to the north of the Isola del San Pietro, in the municipality of Carloforte.
Punta delle Oche is a rocky reef of volcanic origin stretching towards the sea and surrounded by deep seabeds.
The high grey-reddish rock cliffs make way for small bays and inlets which can be reached on foot along a number of paths.
Above the rock grows an abundance of shrub with plants of thymelaea hirsuta, helichrysum, juniper and mastic tree.
The promontory is full of nooks and crannies and caverns at sea level, created by the erosive effect of the waves on the trachyte walls. The most well-known and unusual is the Grotta Punta delle Oche, with a depth of around 20 metres, partially submerged and only accessible from the sea.
Along one of the paths leading to this very unusual stretch of coast, following the Memmerosso canal, it was possible to observe an unusual rock formation known as “Pulpito” or “Fungo di pietra”. The rock was curved by the wind and recently experienced a natural collapse, caused by bad weather.
As is the case with the entire island, the coast of Punta delle Oche is part of the Sites of Community Importance (SCI) “Isola di San Pietro” (ITB040027).
