Places in Castelsardo, Sardinia
Castelsardo is a holiday resort located on the north western area of the island that offers many kilometres of fine sand, its beaches being among the longest of the island together with Costa Rei and Bari Sardo.

Stintino itself is a cosy old fishermen village just recently known as a popular beach resort, attracting sea lovers from all over Europe, with a lively atmosphere and busy cafes and restaurants. Its transformation is largely due to its main beach, Spiaggia della Pelosa. It is truly the queen of beaches, with its light ultramarine blue to cadmium shallow waters extending for some 50 m from the long stretch of fine white sand. Here children can play safely and adults may enjoy refreshing sunbathes right at the water's edge. Moving eastwards you will first get across the Casaraccio lagoon with Spiaggia delle Saline, where migrating birds stop during spring, Porto Torres, the white long stretch of Platamona beach with beautiful sand dunes and finally Castelsardo, a small fortified village on a steep rock overlooking the gulf.
The Asinara National Park on the island of Asinara, right in front of Stintino, is home to some rare animals, including a population of wild albino donkeys from which the island takes its name. The Asinara lies in the west portion of the homonymous gulf, at less than three kilometres from the mainland and has been banned to human settlements after being declared a quarantine area and high security prison island in 1885. Two events which forbade entry to the island until a decade ago when it became a National Park. Guided tours to the old prison and quarantine area settlements with magnificently landscaped gardens are available. Moving around is not difficult as public transport is available and even some bike rental agencies right in front of the boat landing spot at Fornelli in the south and Cala Reale and Cala d'Oliva in the north west.
Access is easy and direct from either Stintino or Porto Torres harbours where an admission ticket must always be bought before boarding.
Places near Castelsardo
- 5 km Tergu 495
- 9 km Valledoria 402
- 12 km Sedini 466
- 12 km Bulzi 452
- 13 km Santa Maria Coghinas 395
- 15 km Laerru 454
- 15 km Viddalba 390
- 15 km Nulvi 446
- 15 km Badesi 385
- 17 km Sennori 462
Points of interest near Castelsardo
Museums and Libraries
- 0.3 km Museo dell'Intreccio Mediterraneo 244
Nuraghe
- 0.9 km Nuraghe Elpighia 249
- 5 km Nuraghe l'Elefante 290
- 5 km Nuraghe lu Colbu 260
- 5 km Nuraghe l'Eni 306
- 7 km Nuraghe Cannalzu 267
- 9 km Nuraghe Bacchileddi 245
Monuments
- 12 km Domus de Janas 282
- 13 km San Nicola di Silanis 281
- 16 km Terme di Casteldoria 209
Stations