Pemba Bay<\/strong> is the third largest bay in the world<\/strong>. The city of the same name was founded by the Portuguese in 1857<\/strong>, as Porto Am\u00e9lia<\/strong>, and is the starting point for the Quirimbas Islands.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Quirimbas Archipelago stretches 200 km along the northern coast of Mozambique<\/strong> and is made up of 20 coral atolls and 12 islands<\/strong>, many of which are uninhabited and completely untouched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The uninhabited islands<\/strong> have been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve<\/strong>, while the southernmost islands of the archipelago<\/strong> are part of Quirimbas National Park<\/strong>. The park also includes a portion of terrestrial reserve<\/strong> and was established in 2002 with WWF support to protect the coastal forests and their wildlife, as well as of course the rich marine ecosystem of the islands <\/strong>and the coral reefs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Quirimbas Islands are a true paradise for biodiversity<\/strong>. The vegetation <\/strong>ranges from mangrove channels<\/strong> to tropical forests<\/strong>, to palms towering<\/strong> over the beaches. The sand is pure white<\/strong> and meets water of incredible transparency: snorkeling<\/strong> or diving <\/strong>are must-do activities to admire the coral reefs<\/strong> and seabeds<\/strong> full of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the inhabited islands, Ibo <\/strong>is undoubtedly the most interesting. Arab <\/strong>and Portuguese<\/strong> influence characterizes its culture but also its appearance, thanks to colonial buildings and ancient fortifications <\/strong>that give it a decadent and surreal charm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Pemba Bay you reach the Quirimbas Islands, among mangrove channels and coral reefs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1750,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2038","attrazioni","type-attrazioni","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n