A short video of my wife snorkeling in the clear waters of Cavallo Island, in the Bonifacio Strait.
It’s a peaceful and beautiful place, full of colors and life under the sea.

Cavallo Island, in the middle of the Bonifacio Strait, is one of the most exclusive islands in the Mediterranean. Once discovered in the 1970s, it quickly became a retreat for VIPs, artists and jet-set travelers looking for privacy and beauty.

But the island also has a darker side: its history includes scandals and even crimes that have given Cavallo a certain mystery.

In the early hours of 18 August 1978, Cavallo became the scene of a chilling tragedy. The exiled Prince Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, angered by the theft of his yacht’s dinghy, fired his Winchester rifle aboard another vessel—one shot fatally hitting 19-year-old German student Dirk Hamer, who was asleep nearby. Hamer succumbed to his wounds in December after a long ordeal.

The legal aftermath stretched for years. In 1991, the French court acquitted the prince of murder but convicted him of illegal weapons possession, sentencing him to six months suspended.

This event has haunted the island’s glamor ever since. It resurfaced in public discourse through books, media investigations, and even a Netflix docuseries, Il Principe, which explores the saga and raises questions about justice and privilege