From the pinewood to the dune, from darkness to light it is a small step but the difference is profound. The last stretch of the coast towards the sea is characterized by the sand, the back dunes, stable dunes and moving sand dunes: it is a shallow portion of land and only 8 km long, with unique and extreme characteristics. The "mythical" plant species that colonize the dunes and back dunes, vegetate almost exclusively in those places, and nowhere else.
The dune system is based around the sun that rises temperature by many degrees, it has a ground temperature of about 10-15C higher than that of bordering areas. The soild is salt rich thanks to the salty breeze from the sea. The plants present in this area are incredibly adaptable to harsh and changing weather conditions. Within these species we can find the following: Otanthusmaritimus, Eryngiummaritimum, Cakilemaritima, Salsolakali, Agropyronjunceum and Pancratiummaritimum.
