In Sardinia you will find many cliffs, spectacular and very different from each other.
There are vertiginous white rocky walls of Capo Caccia, near Alghero, and surprising granite coasts of Capo Testa.
And also the promontory of Tavolara overlooking the sea, the vertical rock towers of Ogliastra, the rocky bastions of the island of Sant’Antioco…
These are just a few examples that show the great variety of the island’s coasts.
Porto Alabe is a small seaside resort on the west coast of Sardinia, in the municipality of Tresnuraghes. We visited it in the summer of a few years ago… Expand on Google Maps The beach of Porto Alabe, at the south of the village, is one of the largest in Read more…
Welcome to Gallura! Today you will see some summer panoramas of the Rena Majori Beach; you will find more information about this location in the main post. The map shows the places for which a 360° panoramic photo is available: 1 The footpath 2 The beach 3 The cliffs Google Read more…
Porto Torres is a town well known by tourists, for the maritime station through which many reach Sardinia. We have already published a post about this location due to its historical and archelogical importance; nearby there are also many beaches. The city is located in the middle of the Asinara Read more…
Santa Teresa is a well-known seaside town in Gallura, frequented by numerous tourists especially in summer. Near the town, located on a promontory from which you can enjoy an excellent view towards Corsica, there are many attractions. The beaches are some of the most famous on the north coast. From Read more…
Today we will discover some places of the famous Costa Smeralda, one of the most known areas of Sardinia. This is the name of the stretch of north-eastern coast that extends from the surroundings of Porto Cervo to almost Olbia. In the 60s, the name of this area was Monti Read more…
Today we will show you Pedra Longa, an impressive limestone cliff in Ogliastra. It is an authentic natural monument, reachable from Santa Maria Navarrese through a small paved road or a coastal path. Expand on Google Maps The natural monument Pedra Longa, or Perda Longa, is a limestone outcrop overlooking Read more…
Cala Capra is a small nice beach, near the promontory of Capo d’Orso, in Gallura. Expand on Google Maps To reach this location from Palau, you must take the road to the Bear Rock; once you reach the promontory, continue following the signs for “Cala Capra” and “Hotel Capo d’Orso”. Read more…
Ogliastra is an area of Sardinia still little known, but with many interesting places to discover; and here also there is a large variety of landscapes. The rugged slopes of the mountains to the north, the fertile plain surrounding Tortolì and the lush hills to the south characterize this stretch Read more…
Today we will talk about Lu Littaroni beach, located in the wild and evocative coast of northern Sardinia. It’s a very long beach, near Aglientu, about ten kilometers from Santa Teresa di Gallura. The name Littaroni, or Litarroni, comes from “Littarru”, a sardinian shrub. Expand on Google Maps The beaches Read more…
Isola Rossa is a very picturesque locality of Gallura, in the municipality of Trinità d’Agultu. Despite the name that means Red Island, this is not an island, but a village lying on a peninsula. In this territory there are many reddish rocks and cliffs; the same reddish rocks emerge from Read more…