Beaches of Sardinia

A clear horizon of cloudless skies, deep blue waters and miles of mesmerizing coastal landscapes basking in the sunshine of the warm and pleasant Mediterranean sun… Welcome to sardinianbeaches.com – your home to the best beaches in Sardinia, Italy! Situated in the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Sardinia is a serene and secluded island that is famous for some of the cleanest and the most mesmerizing beaches, with gleaming turquoise waters and pearl white glittery sands. Check out some of the beaches below or browse through the site’s top menu. Whether you want to sit back and relax on the sunny, sandy beach or delve yourself into the most thriving waterfront fun, you will find everything you need about the best beaches in Sardinia.

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Best Sardinia Hotels and Resorts for Couples

Sardinia is waiting, and the suggestions in this article should help you decide where to stay ...
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It’s Springtime in Sardinia!

What is so special about springtime in Sardinia? For many people, springtime is the best time of year to visit Sardinia and a period in which the most enjoyable attractions can be experienced without the tourist crowds. After all, the summer months are more popular, and it's common to find ...
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The Most Beautiful Lighthouses of Sardinia

For many people, the lighthouses in Sardinia are not the reason for visiting this beautiful island. However, these iconic towers will often leave footprints in visitors' minds, such is the magical nature of their appearance. That said, there is also a lot of history behind these lighthouses and the surrounding ...
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5 Sardinia Hotels With a Gorgeous Infinity Pool

Are you planning to jet off to Sardinia? Here’s a list of the best Sardinian hotels with spectacular infinity pools ...
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North Sardinia

Heading north? We’ll give you a few teasers to get you started. Splendid beach holiday in northern Sardinia, guaranteed.

Santa Teresa di Gallura

Spiaggia Rena Bianca

Spiaggia Rena Bianca is one of the best beaches of north Sardinia. Family-friendly too ...
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Santa Teresa di Gallura

La Colba – Rena di Ponente

The beach of La Colba – Rena di Ponente (Spiaggia Rena Di Ponente) is approximately 400 meters long and faces ...
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Valledoria

Spiaggia di San Pietro

At the border of the provinces of Sassari and Olbia-Tempio, (Spiaggia di San Pietro) begins. It is located 1.7 kilometers ...
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Trinità D'Agultu e Vignola

Spiaggia Di Li Cossi

Tucked away in a natural amphitheater of granite rocks, Spiaggia di Li Cossi is a must-see cove located in Costa ...
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North-East Sardinia

Costa Smeralda

You’ve heard the stories, you’ve seen the pics. Indeed, some of the best beaches in Sardinia can be found on the renowned Emerald Coast. The Costa Smeralda, between the villages of Baja Sardinia and Porto Rotondo, consists of miles and miles of picture-perfect bays, secluded coves and white sandy beaches. As if that weren’t enough, the perfectly clear turquoise waters seem to come straight out of a Caribbean daydream. They’re just waiting to be scratched off anyone’s bucket list.

Porto Cervo

Pevero Beach

Pevero beach (Spiaggia del Pevero), located just 3 kilometers south of Porto Cervo, consists of two beaches: Piccolo Pevero beach ...
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Cala di Volpe

Spiaggia del Principe

Principe beach (Spiaggia del Principe) is one of the most beautiful beaches of the Costa Smeralda, and shouldn't be missed ...
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Cala di Volpe

Spiaggia di Liscia Ruja

Liscia Ruja is located between Portisco and Cala di Volpe, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful ...
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Capriccioli

Spiaggia Capriccioli

Capriccioli Beach belongs on the list of the most beautiful beaches of the Costa Smeralda. This rather small beach is ...
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North-East Sardinia

Beyond The Emerald Coast

Have you been dreaming of beach holidays in Sardinia lately?

There are more Sardinian beaches to explore in the North-East, beyond the Costa Smeralda.

San Teodoro

Spiaggia La Cinta

La Cinta Beach (Spiaggia La Cinta), near San Teodoro, is one of the longest beaches (3.2 kilometers) in north-east Sardinia ...
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Lu Impostu

Spiaggia di Lu Impostu

A few hundred meters south of Cala Brandinchi you'll find Lu Impostu beach, the third largest beach of the San ...
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San Teodoro

Cala Brandinchi

Cala Brandinchi beach (Spiaggia Cala Brandinchi) is one of the most beautiful beaches of Sardinia. Also known as 'Little Tahiti' ...
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Porto San Paolo

Spiaggia di Cala Girgolu

The beach of Cala Girgolu (Spiaggia di Cala Girgolu), is a beautiful place to visit if you find yourself in ...
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East Sardinia

Hiking through the long canyons, narrow gorges, and valleys of the jagged Supramonte mountain range. Boat trips from Cala Gonone and Santa Maria Navarrese. Mother Nature sure has her way: some of the top beaches in Sardinia are just a bit harder to reach. But the rewards are worth the effort, and the memories are priceless. Cala Mariolu, Cala Goloritze, Cala Luna, Cala Fuili… This is east Sardinia!

Baunei

Cala Mariolu

Cala Mariolu is another top contender on our list of Best Beaches of East Sardinia. The cove is located just ...
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Baunei

Cala Goloritze

Cala Goloritze is one of the most photogenic Sardinian beaches of its kind. Elected a UNESCO site in 1995, this ...
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Dorgali

Cala Luna

Situated beautifully in the Sardinian gulf of Orosei near Cala Gonone, lies Cala Luna beach, with its white sands, clear ...
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Dorgali

Cala Fuili

You'll find the beautiful cove of Cala Fuili three kilometers south of the center of the seaside village named Cala ...
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South-East Sardinia

Near Costa Rei, just an hour’s drive away from Cagliari: Cala Sinzias and the beach of Scoglio di Peppino. Not to mention Cala Pira and Spiaggia delle Ginestre.

Costa Rei

Cala Sinzias

You'll find Cala Sinzias beach (Spiaggia di Cala Sinzias) just north of Cala Pira, on the coastal line of Costa ...
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Castiadas

Scoglio di Peppino

The splendid little beach of Scoglio di Peppino (Spiaggia di Scoglio di Peppino) can be found 1.5 kilometers south of ...
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Villasimius

Spiaggia di Cala Pira

Spiaggia di Cala Pira is located between the villages of Villasimius and Sant’elmo. This beach is one of the more ...
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Costa Rei

Spiaggia delle Ginestre

Walk north for a few hundred meters along the beach from Scoglio di Peppino, and you'll reach Ginestre beach (Spiaggia ...
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South Sardinia

Southern Comfort

Caribbean-coloured waters, gorgeous beaches stretching for miles and miles. Sugar-fine sands and grandstand views over the Mediterranean Sea. Majestic dunes, masterpieces of nature, forever whipped by the warm winds of the southern Sardinian summer. Lagoons with flamingos, searching for a summer home. Dolphins graciously swimming in the exquisite celestial-blue waters. Spending your summer vacation on the beaches of south Sardinia isn’t about season, nor climate. It’s about dimension.

Chia

Spiaggia di Campana Dune

1 kilometer south-east of Setti Ballas, you'll discover the beach of Campana Dune (Spiaggia di Campana Dune). This is the ...
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Sant'Anna Arresi

Spiaggia di Porto Pino

Porto Pino beach is one of the best beaches of south Sardinia. It is located between the provinces of Cagliari ...
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Cagliari

Spiaggia del Poetto

Poetto Beach (Spiaggia del Poetto di Cagliari) is located in between Comune di Quartu Sant Elena and Comune di Cagliari, ...
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Domus de Maria

Spiaggia di Chia sa Colonia

Chia Beach, with sands colored like peaches and turquoise waves rolling towards the coastline, is one of the best beaches ...
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South-West Sardinia

On the south-west side of Sardinia, you’ll find the quiet coastal stretches of the Costa Verde. With their wild natural beauty and ever restless seas, Costa Verde beaches are some of the most unspoilt beaches of Sardinia.

Buggeru

Cala Domestica

Situated in what used to be a mining area, Cala Domestica is located on the south-western coast of Sardinia. Cala ...
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Portixeddu

Spiaggia di Portixeddu

Portixeddu beach, in south-west Sardinia, is 2.5 kilometers long and perfect for long walks along the shore and jogging. This ...
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West Sardinia

Get to know the rougher side of Sardinia.

S’Archittu

Spiaggia S’Archittu

S'Archittu beach got its name from a rock arch which is one of the largest natural bridges of Sardinia. The ...
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Putzu Idu

Spiaggia di Putzu Idu

Putzu Idu beach is located in the west of Sardinia, between Porto Mandriola and Putzu Idu, and is surrounded by ...
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North-West Sardinia

In the north-west, three Sardinian beaches to remember near Alghero: Le Bombarde, Maria Pia and La Speranza. In Stintino, lest we forget, La Spiaggia della Pelosa, one of the top 5 beaches in Sardinia.

Stintino

Spiaggia La Pelosa

Spiaggia della Pelosa, with its shallow turquoise waters and white sands, is a must-see Sardinian oasis ...
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Fertilia

Spiaggia delle Bombarde

Located less than a kilometer east of Lazzaretto beach, Le Bombarde beach is another popular beach of the Alghero area ...
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Alghero

Spiaggia di Maria Pia

Head north-west from the center of Alghero for just a few kilometers, and you'll discover Maria Pia beach (Spiaggia di ...
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Alghero

Spiaggia della Speranza

La Speranza beach is located in north-west Sardinia, 8 kilometers south of Alghero. La Speranza beach is one of the ...
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Sardinia Beaches Fun Facts

• Spiaggia Ira is the only beach in Sardinia that was named after a person. It got its name from European actress Ira von Fürstenberg.
• Given its exotic qualities and astonishingly blue waters, the beach of Cala Brandinchi in San Teodoro is dubbed “Little Tahiti”.
• One of the most popular and most famous beaches in Sardinia is Spiaggia del Principe. It’s also the favorite beach of Aga Khan, who carved out the stretch of paradise known as the Costa Smeralda for his close friends in 1962.
• The smallest beach we’ve discovered in Sardinia is Cala Greca, with a length of only 15 meters.
• Sardinia’s widest beach is Spiaggia di Piscinas, near Guspini, in the south-west. Its sands trace up to 2 kilometers into the mainland.
• One of the largest natural bridges of Sardinia can be found at Spiaggia S’Archittu, in Oristano, west Sardinia. The arch is 15 meters tall, and a very popular diving spot.
• Over 40 Sardinia beaches are less than 200 meters long.
• Over 20 Sardinia beaches have a length of more than 2 kilometers.
• Compared to 2016, Sardinia comes in fifth in the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education) rankings with an additional nine Blue Flag beaches in 2017.
• Seven Blue Flag beaches can be found in the northeast of the island of Sardinia, in the region known as Gallura.
• In 2017, Santa Teresa Gallura is a clear winner with three Blue Flag beaches. They are Rena Bianca, Rena di Ponente and Rena Levante near the headlands of Capo Testa.

Sardinianbeaches.com is your free travel guide to the best beaches of Sardinia. The perfect gateway to your beach holiday in Sardinia! This website offers a comprehensive and easy to browse list of the most beautiful beaches of Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. The island of Sardinia proudly offers over 200 beaches and coves ranging from shores with silky white sand, to picture-perfect pebbly beaches with stray rocks spread along the coastline. When it comes to natural beauty, Sardinia beaches effortlessly compete with those on the coasts of Ibiza, the French Riviera, and even with top Caribbean beaches.

With so many beaches to visit, Sardinia is a destination you’ll happily come back to.