Just south of ’s world- Costa , of rises from the sea like . There are no roads or , and the is a white-sand that’s best end to end in steps.
塔沃拉拉孤岛如一座锯齿状的山峰，从蔚蓝的海面升起，坐落于撒丁岛举世闻名的翡翠海岸南部。这里没有道路，也没有酒店，唯一适宜居住的地方就是一个白沙舌，测量它最好的方法就是一步挨着一步。
This is where I found as our ferry to a float. known as””, the 83-year-old owns ’s only and is the of the , which to be the in the world. For the years, has this 5sqkm mini- in and .
这就是我遇见 的地方，当时，我们的渡船撞到了一个浮船上。最好把叫做””，他是前拥有塔沃拉拉唯一一间餐厅的渔夫，现年83岁，是这座岛屿的执政统治者，这是世界上最小的人居王国。在过去的22年里，穿着短裤和凉鞋指挥这座五平方公里的袖珍君主国。
“I’m the world’s most king,” said, his feet in the sand his . “The only I enjoy is free meals.”
说：“我可能是世界上最普通的国王了。“他将双脚埋入沙中，看着他的餐厅。我享有的唯一特权就是免费餐饮。
The of is its 180th and 25 years. your own might sound like the kind of thing you’d dream you’re in the , but the story began in 1807 when ’s great-great-, , the then ’s first . as a “half , half ” in the book , of the Kings, the had two and was a safe haven to his .
目前，塔沃拉拉王国正在庆祝它180周年的纪念日，其实，该岛的建立早于意大利25年。当你被孤身放逐到地中海后，组建属于自己的岛屿王国也许是一种梦想，但是1807年时，的祖祖祖父 ,成为了当时无人岛的第一个定居者，故事便开始了。塔沃拉拉的书籍将这描述为“一半牧羊人，一半海盗”，近日，岛上的国王-热那亚移民和两个姐妹成婚，寻求一个安全的避难所以逃避重婚罪指控。
and his small harem soon that they were their with a of wild goats whose teeth were dyed a – by the and ate. Word of the gilt- goats to ’s ruler, Carlo , to to hunt the in 1836. ’s 24-year-old son, Paolo, the .
和他的小妾马上意识到，他们正在和一种罕见的野生山羊共享岛屿天堂，这种山羊的牙齿被他们吃的海藻和地衣染成了金黄色。金牙山羊这个词语最终传到了撒丁岛统治者Carlo 的耳朵里，1836年，他热切地到塔沃拉拉旅行，猎捕这种金牙山羊。岁的儿子Paolo指挥狩猎短途旅行。
“When he , Carlo by , ‘I’m Carlo , the King ,’” said. “And so my great- , ‘Well, I’m Paolo, the King .’”
“当他着陆的时候，Carlo 这样介绍自己，我是Carlo ，撒丁岛的国王。”我的曾祖父回答道：“你好，我是Paolo，塔沃拉拉的国王。”
After goats and for three days at Paolo’s home, Carlo was that he said, “Paolo, you are the King of !” off, . or not, Carlo later that the far-flung had never part of the of , and he sent Paolo a from Carlo ’s royal ,the House of Savoy, that the ’s .
在捕杀了几只山羊，然后在Paolo家设宴三天后，Carlo 非常开心地说：“Paolo，你真的是塔沃拉拉的国王!”起航离开前，据说，不知道是不是开玩笑，Carlo 随后承认，这座偏远的岛屿官方上从来都不是撒丁王国的一部分，他赠与 Paolo 一个Carlo 皇室家庭的画册——《萨沃伊的家》，证明岛屿君主国的地位。
“For me, it’s a just to live here,” said,. “Who needs a crown when you have ?”
说：“对我来说，只是住在这里就是一种特权。”当你拥有一个宫殿的时候，还需要王冠吗?”