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Budoni, Porto Ottiolu, San Teodoro
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Subregion Baronia
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Map position
East coast
Important Cities
Nuoro, Siniscola
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Distances from Airports and Ferry Ports to La Caletta
- Alghero 181 km - Porto Torres 166 km - Golfo Aranci 70 km - Olbia 53 km - Arbatax 119 km - Cagliari 237 km
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Place and Surroundings
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Porto Ottiolu, Budoni, San Giovanni, La Caletta and S'Ena Sa Chitta are small holiday resorts with tourist yacht harbors and beautiful beaches in the Costa degli Oleandri (Oleander coast).
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| Photogallery |
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Budoni, Porto Ottiolu, San Teodoro
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| Day Trips |
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Typical of the area: Numerous, sandy beaches one after the other and popular holiday resorts
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| San Teodoro |
A small town which has developed itself during the past years from a fishing village into a tourism centre. Many restaurants, numerous ice-cream parlors and discotheques promise a wide offer of leisure.
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| Stagno (Lagoon) of San Teodoro |
The lake accommodates rare animal species, like for instance flamingos
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| Posada |
This small, historic city was built in the 12th centuries. Here you can see the " Castello della Fava " - (the broad bean castle), that offers a wonderful panorama on the surrounding landscape and the sea.
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| Porto Ottiolu |
Small yacht port, approximately 20 km north of La Caletta.
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| Budoni |
Small holiday resort on the Costa degli Oleandri, 15 km north of La Caletta with a long sandy beach.
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| La Caletta |
Holidays resort with a small yacht harbour and long sandy beaches on both sides.
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| San Giovanni and S'Ena Sa Chitta (Capo Comino) |
Small holidays resort on the Costa degli Oleandri, closeby to La Caletta
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| Aragonese Tower of San Giovanni |
This guard tower was probably built in the 4th Century and restored in 6th Century.
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| Aragonese Tower of Santa Lucia |
The guard tower was built in the 6th Century, in order to protect the island against Pirates raids. Beside the tower there's a church, which was edificated on the 8th Century.
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| Grave of the Giants S'Ena e Thomes |
This very well known grave of the Giants in form of a Dolmen derives from the bronze age. And it can be found on the highway between Dorgali and Nuoro.
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| Grotta di Ispinigoli |
Conveniently along the highway SS 125 between Dorgali and Orosei. This worth seeing limestone cave has probably the biggest stalactite of Europe (approx. 38 meters with approx. 2 meters of diameter), in the middle of a circular cave. This cave is named Ispingoli that translated means " thorn in the neck ". In ancient times it was already a cult site for the Phoenicians and the Punics.
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| Orosei |
The historical place Orosei lies underneath the mountain Monte Tuttavista (806 m), only few kilometers from the sea, and was already a town in the early Middle Age. Today Orosei has 5000 inhabitants and its small, historic local centre with a characteristic "Piazzetta", medieval and baroque buildings, together with beautiful sacred buildings gives to the place a typical local and mediterranean atmosphere.
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| Nuoro |
It's the bigger city inland. In the Ethnology Museum of Nuoro you can view the Sardinian mask and dress collection, with gold jewellery and other objects of Sardinian artcraft. Furthermore, in the centre of Nuoro you find the birthplace house of the commemorate Nobel price for literature (1926) Grazia Deledda. She was the first woman who was distinguished with the title. Besides, at the central Piazza Sebastiano Satta you can also admire the stone sculpture of the Sardinian artist Costantino Nivola.
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| Cala Gonone and surroundings |
To the south of Cala Gonone there is one of the longest, car free, coastal strechtes of Sardinia. They can be visited either on foot or with regularly organized boat trips. The area is especially ideal for climbers and trekkers.
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| Grotta Bue Marino |
This limestone cave belongs to the most beautiful one of Sardinia. Till few years ago the monk seals lived here and gave their name to the cave. You can reach the cave only with organized boat excursions from Cala Gonone, Santa Maria Navarrese and Arbatax.
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Activities in the area |
Diving / Trekking / Bike riding / Golf
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| Amusement and night life |
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San Teodoro / the area of Puntaldia
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| Links |
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More information on www.sardegnaturismo.it
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