In the late 1950s, the rocky shores of northeastern Sardinia lay desolate, save for some resident goats and the shepherds who tended them.
Nicknamed I’inferno, or “hell”, by locals, its fate would change dramatically when a raging storm led 21-year-old Prince Karim Aga Khan to seek refuge on its shores. Spiritual leader to the Ismaili Muslims, Aga Khan found himself on the island’s wild coastline surrounded by turquoise blue waters. In his joyous relief, he declared the land a…

