Bedroom(s) | Sleep(s) | Bathroom(s) | Pets Allowed | Smoking Allowed |
2 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Yes |
Apartment on the first level of Villa Comida, with a view to the sea. Quiet and sunny position, situated at 450 meters from the beaches and circa 300 mt from the small touristic port of Santa Maria Navarrese. Overlooking the Marina of Santa Maria Navarrese and the small island Sa Isola de Ogliastra. With terrace and all needed privacy.
Sleeping accomodations: two bedrooms, each for two people. It is the ideal place for a family or a group of friends who do need an open space and wanna be in the immediate proximity to the beaches. With an easy access by feet to the sandy beaches.
Santa Maria Navarrese might be your starting place to discover Sardinia, keep in mind the Selvaggio Blu, defined as the most wildest trek in Italy, with Santa Maria as starting point. Santa Maria Navarrese rises on a strategic point which confers a striking view and closeness to the sea and the Supramonte.
Tourist Port of Baunei and Saint Maria Navarrese: The Modern Tourist Port of Saint Maria Navarrese Baunei and Has Been inaugurated in 1998, a sure and pleasant shelter in the Oriental Coast of Sardinia That can entertain up to 340 boats with a maximum length up to 30 meters. The workforce is competent and cordial and the variety of the services offered are printable to Satisfy the demands of the different diportistis.
From June 2005 the port Has Been endowed with the 'Pequod', the lifter to other wise allow the access of the skilled people on board, so Becoming the 'first accessible port 'of Sardinia. In 2006, for the second time the Tourist Port Consecutive HAS gotten the prestigious Blue Flag recognition of the tourist landing, That is Assigned for quality of the landing, and Safety Measures services, environmental education and information. The Tourist Port every year thanks to the presences Increases His quality of the services and sacrifices to the magic That where the scenery is drawn from the port That the sense of the nature.
Boat Services: The impressive gray Spanish tower guards the bay with its sandy beaches. The town offering all kinds of amenities Tourists That requirement. One of Them is the modern tourist harbor set in marvelous surroundings. Thanks to different kinds of boat services one can visit the unique coastline of the Mediterranean, 45 km or wild cliffs interrupted here and there by the dazzling white coves All which in turn look on to an uncontaminated blue-green sea. Or choose from one of the many excursions to Santa Maria Navarrese All which leave the mountain town of Baunei to visit a rich territory full of nature trails and history whilst Admiring numerous traces left by man and his accordion along the way dance with nature.
Rock formations are breathtaking ..: Keeping this in mind Distinctive ness, Sardinia Becomes a paradise for lovers aquatic sports, above all for sailing and surfing. Sailing HAS Awakened the dream of freedom in us all and includes safe snorkeling, fishing where allowed, boat-to-country excursions, sun-tanning, sailing and local cuisine on board, Discovering charming coastlines and crystal-clear waters of a million colors, all while on board comfortable sail boats can be rented That for a day or for mini week-long cruises.
Embarkation Usually takes place at the postage turistici (tourist harbors) and the porticcioli principali (main harbors). The colors of the sea and the rock formations are breathtaking. If that's still not enough, special group itineraries can be Organized Including deep-sea diving, special menus, photographic shoots, videos, on-board parties and night-time sailing. Sardinia's renowned among expert wind surfers but it's interesting Also For Those Who Want to try this exciting sport for the first time.
Leaving from Arbatax, railway station by the sea, we travel through the territories of Girasole, Villagrande, Elini, Arzana, Ilbono and Lanusei; the Gennargentu mountain chain appears majestically , its peaks reflected in the Flumendosa lake, the highest in Sardinia. The scenery is breathtaking, “La Perda Liana” rocky limestone outcrop introduces us to the territories of Gairo, Ussassai, Ulassai and Seui, where the landscape changes yet again.
After about 60 km the train stops and we continue on foot to the natural oasis of Montarbu where an expert guide leads us around the park. Then we have a typical Sardinian lunch in the shade of century-old evergreen oaks: culurgionis (fresh handmade ravioli), marracconeddus sciarrancaus (local gnocchi), delicious roast meats, all washed down with an excellent Cannonau wine. In the afternoon we take a pleasant walk to the rocky limestone buttes nearby.
It is believed that the name Baunei derives from the Greek Bainos, meaning furnace for smelting metals or baking calcareous rocks to make lime. The territory of Baunei, a splendid combination of sea and mountains, is very interesting from a coastal point of view, with its 40 km of limestone bastions and cliffs dotted with little coves, from Santa Maria Navarrese to Cala Luna. Leaving from the south the most renowned spots are: The stone peak of Pedra Longa, Capo Montesanto, Portu Quau, Cala Biriala, Cala Goloritze, Cala Mariolu, Cala Sisine and Cala Luna.
Baunei’s territory is extremely interesting from many points of view: naturalistic and environmental (karstic valleys, a basalt plateau in Golgo with Su Sterru, Europe’s deepest abyss, Margine, also a karstic plateau, and a coast with the highest cliffs of the Mediterranean Sea), faunistic(several first class species such as the golden eagle, Eleonora’s falcon, Bonelli’s eagle, the Corsican seagull, the moufflon, the hawk, the peregrine falcon, etc),
Speleological (numerous grottoes and chasms situated both above and below sea level in the hinterland just behind the coast), historical (vestiges of the past covering all major ages, anthropozoic deposits, villages, fortresses and giants’ tombs from the pre-Nuragic and Nuragic periods, settlements and coins from the imperial and republican phases of Roman history, the medieval churches of Santa Maria Navarrese and Eltili, the tower and the church of Golgo, all built under the Spanish domination and part of the parish church of Baunei dating back to the times of the Savoy rule).
For free-climbing enthusiasts the numerous recently equipped cliffs offer various opportunities to climb in a unique and wild place among rocky peaks, sheer cliffs overhanging the sea and breathtaking scenery.
Local gastronomy: spit roasts of goat meat and sucking pig; local sweets amaretti and su cunfettu and cheeses made of goat’s milk.
From the Steeple of Pedra Longa in Cove Sisine for the old paths of the coalmen - One of the most beautiful 'tall streets' of the Mediterranean, so it is defined by Mario Verin that with Peppino Cicalò has discovered of it and divulged the layout, and really the beauty of the environments that crosses, the views of the coast that it continually proposes, the perfume of the Mediterranean stain and its complexity, make some Selvaggio Blu something special.
'The beginning of the true destruction of the great forests of Sardinia has been one of the as laws emanated by the Italian government in 1863 with which the cut of 200.000 hectares of wood of tall stem allowed him, particularly lecci and proper roverelle for the construction of the new fitted with iron streets. This way the cut is continued for fifty years almost devouring 600.000 hectares of wood. Kilometers and kilometers of arid calcareous that belong by now to the landscape 'characteristic' of Sardinia.'-
Itinerary recommended for good excursionists that know the principal manoeuvres in double rope and that they know how to autonomously climb up to the III degree. They effects impressive descents up to 40 ms. and it climbs for brief lines and you actually cross to the IV degree. Attention: and' warmly dissuaded to cross the itinerary without the aid of a guide (to consider that 90% of whom crosses the itinerary without guide it loses him without being able to integrally complete him).
Province of Ogliastra. Holidays in Ogliastra. The Hidden Treasures of Eastern Sardinia
Embedded between the Tyrrhenian sea and the mountains of Gennargentu in the heart of eastern Sardinia, the area of Ogliastra boasts a wild and savage landscape, that prides its inhabitants and makes curious its visitors, who are increasingly choosing to spend their holidays in Ogliastra.
Until recently annexed to the Province of Nuoro, Ogliastra became province in 2005, playing two records simultaneously among the Italian provinces: the less populous and the most long-lived, with the highest number of centenarians in the nation.
A region waiting to be discovered. Full of historical evidences like nuraghi, domus de Janas, sacred sources, tombs of the giants and menhirs, Ogliastra offers unique sceneries of limpid waters and rugged mountains, expecting from the tourist a new attention, with particular interest in details, and able to recognise and respect the intimacy and the reserve of this region.
Our suggestions for your holiday in Ogliastra. The beautiful beaches of the east coast of Sardinia are bathed by the beautiful blue sea; they can be sandy like that of the Lido of Orrì, pebbled as the unique Coccorocci, or composed of small pebbles as Torre di Barì or the beautiful Cala Goloritzé, absolutely not to be missed if you choose to visit Ogliastra.
A holiday in this fascinating region is also an exciting journey to discover the many natural attractions offered by Eastern Sardinia: just to name a few, the enchanting caves of the Fig (Grotte del Fico) and caves of Su Marmuri, or the spectacular gorge of Su Gorroppu. Caves of the fic cala Goloritzè Gorge of su Gorroppu. For those who choose Ogliastra as holiday destination, those who wish to discover the roots of this land, it is worth visiting the many testimonies of the Nuragic time: a very interesting complex is that of Serbissi in the territory of Osini.