Plant life includes Cistus, strawberry tree, juniper and mastic.

During the 19th century, Natale Berretta, an alleged bandit, hid on the island and managed to elude searchers.

[1][2][3] The Spargi wreck is a Roman ship 35 m (115 ft) dating from c. 120 BC, discovered in 1939.

[4] The nearby islet of Spargiotto to the west is a breeding site for birds such as shag, Audouin's gull and storm petrel.

It consists of large blocks of granite together with boulders and landslips, and includes tafoni and depressions.