From prison to donkey haven

ASINARA (Italy) - ASINARA has come a long way since its dark days as a top Italian Mafia prison and the tiny island is now a national park where rare and occasionally lovelorn white donkeys gambol free. The donkeys are only to be found on Asinara, which covers barely 52 sq km off the coast of Sardinia, and on a few small islands off the coast of north Africa. Local legend has it that a French ...