Beaches & Nature
The Beaches
of Ogliastra
How to Explore the Ogliastra Coastline
Over 80 kilometers of limestone cliffs, emerald waters, and untouched shores. Find the best beach experience for your style:
Wild Baunei Coves (Boat / Hike)
Cala Goloritzé, Cala Mariolu, Cala Luna and Birìala are protected gems. Best reached via boat tours from Santa Maria Navarrese and Arbatax or via marked hiking trails.
Protected Marine ReserveDirect Car Access & Amenities
Lido di Orrì, Cea (with Red Porphyry stacks), Foxi Manna and Torre di Barì have parking right by the sand, beach bars, kayak rentals and sunbeds.
Easy Access & ParkingBest for Families with Kids
Gentle seabed slope, clear shallow water, lifeguards and fine golden sand. Explore our top 8 kid-safe beaches.
Family Beach Guide →Snorkeling & Volcanic Pebbles
Coccorrocci (world-famous black volcanic stones), Su Sirboni (red rocks and clear marine life) and the underwater sea caves.
Snorkeling & ReefsVisiting Ogliastra in Autumn or Winter?
While beach lidos close in October, the coast transforms into a quiet hiking and climbing wonderland. Temperatures are ideal for trekking the cliffs, conquering limestone routes, or experiencing authentic village harvest festivals.
Beach list
Moderate Cala Goloritzé
A Natural Monument since 1995, it is probably the most photographed beach in Sardinia. The Aguglia — a limestone pinnac...
Challenging (overland) / Easy (by sea) Family Cala Mariolu
The name derives from "mariolo" — the monk seal that used to "steal" fish from nets. The small white marble pebbles are...
Moderate Cala Sisine
A cathedral of white limestone 200 metres wide, framed by a forest of centuries-old holm oaks that reach almost to the ...
Challenging Cala Luna
Reachable by hiking the Codula di Luna, one of the most scenic canyons in Sardinia. The beach is famous for its sea cav...
Challenging Cala dei Gabbiani
The secret twin of Cala Mariolu, separated by a headland. Less well known and wilder, with a seabed ideal for snorkelli...
Expert Cala Biriala
A tiny cove reachable only by swimming or kayak from the nearby Cala Sisine. An amphitheatre of rock with an underwater...
Easy (by car to the scenic car park) Family Pedra Longa (Aguglia)
A Natural Monument of Sardinia since 1993, Pedra Longa (Sa Pedra Longa) is a breathtaking limestone pinnacle towering 12...
Easy Family Lido di Orrì
Repeatedly named Italy's most beautiful beach by the Touring Club, the Lido di Orrì is a stretch of extremely fine, whit...
Easy Family Cea Beach (Red Rocks)
Cea Beach owes its fame to the distinctive red porphyry rocks that frame it, creating an extraordinary chromatic contras...
Easy Family Porto Frailis
Porto Frailis is the town beach of Tortolì, nestled in a small sheltered bay with golden sand and gently sloping seabed....
Moderate Basaura
A semi-wild beach north of Arbatax, reached via a short trail through Mediterranean scrubland. The waters are deep and i...
Easy Family San Gemiliano
A small sandy beach near the eponymous country church, surrounded by low dunes and protected dune vegetation. It is one ...
Easy Family Seleni Wood – Ancient Holm Oak Loop
A loop trail winding among the plant giants of the Seleni Wood. The path, partly on forest track, leads to the discovery...
None (tourist train) Green Train Route – Lanusei–Gairo Leg
The narrow-gauge railway of the Green Train skirts the territory of Lanusei, offering one of Sardinia's most beautiful s...
Moderate Mouth of the Rio Pardu
More than a classic beach, the mouth of the Rio Pardu is a wild spot where the stream descending from the forests of Tal...
High (overland), Easy (by sea) Family Cala Luna
One of Sardinia's most famous beaches, reachable by sea from Cala Gonone or by walking the Codula di Luna from Urzulei. ...
High Cala Sisine
Isolated and wild, Cala Sisine can only be reached by sea or via a long trail through the Supramonte. The beach of white...
Easy Family Orrì Beach
Orrì Beach is a long shoreline of fine sand and white pebbles, rarely crowded and surrounded by scrubland. The waters ar...
Easy Family Cala Moresca
A small rocky cove among the scrubland, reachable on foot from the Orrì shoreline. Rust-coloured rocks drop directly int...
Easy Family Tancau Beach
A long and wide sandy beach located in the territory of Lotzorai, characterised by fine golden sand and shallow waters t...
Easy Family Delta Shoreline
A wild and rarely visited stretch of coast that develops near the river delta, where the fresh waters of the river mingl...
Easy Family Beach at the Mouth of the Rio Girasole
A stretch of sandy, wild coastline that forms where the Rio Girasole meets the Tyrrhenian Sea. The beach is wide and rar...
Easy Family Lido di Girasole
The most easily accessible and equipped stretch of shoreline in the municipality, with golden sand and shallow water sui...
Easy Family Coccorrocci Beach
Cardedu's most famous beach is a visual experience unlike any other in Sardinia: basaltic boulders of almost black colou...
Moderate Museddu Beach
A hidden, intimate cove reached by following a short path through Mediterranean scrubland. Museddu beach is a little-kno...
Easy Family Cardedu Marina
The village's main stretch of shoreline — the most equipped and easiest to reach — with beach clubs, equipment hire and ...
Easy Family Foxi Manna
One of the longest and most unspoilt beaches in southern Ogliastra, Foxi Manna stretches for nearly two kilometres of fi...
Easy Family Sarrala
Sarrala is a long ribbon of white sand punctuated by dunes and maritime pines whose scent drifts through the salty air. ...
Easy Family Cea
Just across the border with Barisardo but often associated with the territory of Tertenia, the beach of Cea is famous fo...
Moderate Costa di Murtas (inland access)
Perdasdefogu is an inland village at 599 metres above sea level, far from the coast. The nearest sea is reached by desce...
Moderate (mountain road) Beaches of Gairo Marina (nearest access)
Osini is an inland mountain village with no direct access to the sea. The nearest coastline is reached by descending tow...
Easy (walking tour) Family Gairo Vecchio (Ghost Village)
The most famous ghost town in Sardinia: abandoned after devastating floods in November 1951, it preserves evocative ston...
Easy Family Gairo Sant'Elena Beach
The beach of the coastal hamlet of Gairo Sant'Elena is a quiet, uncrowded stretch of sand, ideal for those seeking the s...
Moderate Cala Sivine
A hidden cove among the rocks of the Gairo coastline, reached by a short walk along the coastal path. It offers turquois...
Easy (by car) Family Beaches of the Cardedu Coastline
Although a mountain village, Arzana is relatively close to the Ogliastran coastline. The beaches of Cardedu, reachable i...
Easy (by car) Family Beaches of Tortolì (accessible from Elini's territory)
Elini has no direct access to the sea, but its position in the inland Ogliastra makes it easily connected to the beaches...
Easy Family Beaches of Santa Maria Navarrese (accessible from Ilbono)
Ilbono has no direct access to the sea, but lies around 25 km from the beautiful coves of Santa Maria Navarrese. From th...
Easy Family Beaches of Barisardo / Lido di Orrì (access from Loceri)
Loceri has no coastline but is about twenty kilometres from the beaches of Barisardo and the Lido di Orrì. The descent t...
Easy (flat path) Family Spiaggia della Torre
A small beach of sand and pebbles at the foot of the Torre di Barì, accessible on foot via a coastal path. The waters ar...
Very easy Family Lido di Orrì
A long stretch of golden sand extending for over three kilometres. Shallow water, clear sea, and well-equipped beach fac...
Very easy Family Spiaggia di Barisardo (Marina)
The main beach along the Barisardo seafront, with fine sand and basic services. Less scenic than the Lido di Orrì but co...
Moderate (mountain road with bends) Beaches of Arbatax / Santa Maria Navarrese (accessible from Seui)
Seui is a mountain village with no access to the sea; the nearest coast — Arbatax with its Red Rocks and Santa Maria Nav...
Easy Family Muravera and Costa Rei beaches
Escalaplano is about 35–40 km from the beaches of Muravera and Costa Rei, among the finest in southern Sardinia. Fine wh...
Easy Family Beaches of Muravera (Sardinia's garden coast)
Around 50 km from Esterzili, the beaches of Muravera offer some of the finest stretches of coastline in southern Sardini...