Places in Olbia, Sardinia
Olbia is a modern town enlivened with shops and restaurants, it is the docking town for people coming from Italy mainland and from abroad with its daily ferry service but also arriving by plane. Its international airport is well connected in summer, while off season you may find it easier to fly to Alghero or Cagliari.In a few minutes driving past the town of Olbia, on the north side, you can already start enjoying the landscape dominated by granite rocks, Mediterranean bush and pristine sea waters with a number of white beaches and coves like Lido Pittulongu, Cala Sassari, Cala Sos Aranzos and Spiaggia di Marinella.
Driving south of Olbia, you are struck by the view of Tavolara, a limestone island with impressive steep cliffs which is now, together with the surrounding area, part of Tavolara and Capo Coda Cavallo Marine Park.
Among its beautiful pink granite rocks you can see junipers, strawberry trees, myrtle and olive trees, all safe burrows of wild boars, hares, hawks, owls and barn owls. Reachable only by boat to enjoy its cove and beach, the island is inhabited by a few proud people including King Tonino, who runs the only restaurant on the island, located right on the only beach of the island.
The island of Tavolara is reachable by a short boat trip departing from Porto San Paolo. The other two minor islands of Molara and Molarotto are just nearby and the small fishing village of Porto San Paolo is right opposite.
Slightly further south, Capo Coda Cavallo, San Teodoro and Porto Ottiolu boast solitary coves and imposing promontories looking out on the sea as well as kilometres of wide sandy beaches like Cala d'Ambra, Brandinchi Beach or La Cinta.
About 5 kilometres long and set between the sea and the lagoon, it is edged by thick forest of rosemary and junipers, permanent home to pink flamingos, cormorants, sea-gulls and ducks. And then, further down the white strips of Budoni and Agrustos as if in an endless duplication of beauty.
Days can be spent on those beaches with the deep green bush in your background, the soft sand underneath your feet and the cool breeze restlessly blowing, no other sound to be heard except that of nature.
Lagoons, bush and thick pinewoods alternate along the coast setting the boundaries between the land and the sea, between nature and men, in awe in front of such unspoken beauty.
Places near Olbia
- 6 km Pittulongu 2000
- 9 km Loiri Porto San Paolo 795
- 9 km Porto San Paolo 798
- 9 km Porto Istana 1467
- 10 km Golfo di Marinella 1789
- 12 km Porto Rotondo 1428
- 12 km Portisco 1445
- 13 km Golfo Aranci 1094
- 14 km Telti 75
- 14 km San Pantaleo 1222
Points of interest near Olbia
Stations
- 0.3 km Olbia 1676
- 8 km Rudalza 1895
- 9 km Marinella 1863
- 10 km Enas 718
- 12 km Cala Sabina 1626
Churches
- 0.5 km Chiesa di San Simplicio 1650
Hospitals
- 0.7 km Pronto Soccorso 1739
- 0.9 km Presidio Ospedaliero Giovanni Paolo II 1571
- 3 km Ospedale Nuovo 1244
- 5 km Ospedale Mater Olbia 1535
Ports
- 2 km Marina di Olbia 1774
- 10 km Porto di Marinella 1827
- 12 km Porto Baia Caddinas 1723
- 12 km Marina di Porto Rotondo 1525
Airports
Nuraghe
- 3 km Complesso Nuragico Cabu Abbas 2171
- 6 km Nuraghe 928
Monuments
- 4 km Torre sa Istrana 1648
- 5 km Rovine della Chiesa di Sant'Eliseo 2033
- 5 km Castello Pedreso 1131
Places in Sardinia
Cagliari
Oristano
Olbia
Sassari
Alghero
Villasimius
Pula
Porto Cervo
Orosei
Arbatax
Chia
Carloforte
Buggerru
Costa Rei
Cala Gonone
Fonni
Orroli
La Caletta
San Teodoro
Castelsardo
Santa Teresa Gallura
Bosa
Berchidda
Aritzo
Lanusei
Bari Sardo
Tertenia
Nuoro
Muravera
Barumini
Badesi
Santu Lussurgiu
Stintino
Porto Torres
Ozieri
Macomer
Senorbì
Villacidro
Porto Pino