Gallura is a region located in the north east of Sardinia; the most important cities of this area are Olbia and Tempio.
There are also numerous tourist towns along the sea: Santa Teresa di Gallura, Palau, Porto Cervo, La Maddalena, Budoni and San Teodoro.
We have described the ancient oleaster trees of Luras in the previous post and now you can admire them with a virtual walk! The map shows the places for which a panoramic photo or a 360° route is available: © Printmaps.net – OSM Contributors Virtual tour functionality not available as Read more…
On the Sardinian hills there is a tree known as “Patriarca Verde” (Green Patriarch); it is the oldest wild olive tree in the world with a history of thousands of years! Surrounded by meadows and woods, this tree is part of the group of millenary oleaster trees of Luras. © 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: © Printmaps.net – OSM Contributors Virtual tour functionality not available 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…
There are places in Sardinia that show their beauty on sunny days, when the colors of the sea and nature are stronger. Other places, however, can show a particular charm with less beautiful weather. We noticed it during our trip to discover Pedres Castle… © Printmaps.net – OSM Contributors Expand 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…
Cala Capra is a small nice beach, near the promontory of Capo d’Orso, in Gallura. © Printmaps.net – OSM Contributors 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 Read more…
In these warm days of June, we will found a small paradise, in the fresh of the woods and the mountains of Aggius. In one of the previous posts we have already talked about the Moon Valley and the village of Aggius; yet in this area there are also other 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. © Printmaps.net – OSM Contributors Expand 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…