CalaMoresca
Between wild cliffs and living rocks, Arbatax holds a wonderful ravine that is extremely popular in the summer months, a corner of paradise. Cala Moresca has in fact often been defined as one of the most evocative beaches on the entire eastern coast of Sardinia. It is perfect balance and meeting of a crystalline sea, so transparent that it allows a clear view of the […]
Bue Marino Caves
We are in Dorgali, where beauties follow one another naturally, inhabiting the impervious and wild rocky walls that form a wonderful backdrop to the cobalt blue sea. The caves that dot the rock are truly numerous and almost all of them owe their name to the now rare one, according to some monk seal exiles, which it certainly was in the past […]
Useful information
A useful piece of information about Tortolì is certainly the indication to get there: if you come from the sea or by plane, the port and the airport will welcome you, while coming by car from Nuoro (which is exactly 78 kilometers away) just take the Nuoro-Lanusei road for about 70 km and turn left for Villagrande Strisaili. However Tortolì is […]
Flora and fauna
At the flora level, that is, the set of all forms of vegetation, around Tortolì there are two main environments: the forest and the Mediterranean scrub, of which the latter prevails over the former. From heather to rosemary, from lavender to juniper, from lentisks to brooms, they are all plant forms that abound in the scrubland around the town. Going up with […]
The beaches
Sardinia's fame on a tourist level is certainly due to the beauty of its sea and its beaches, unique not only in Italy but in general throughout the Mediterranean. Tortoli, with its typical long beaches of granite origin, it couldn't be less. Here you will find sandy beaches, or porphyry cliffs […]
Monuments, Museums
In the historic center of the city stands the Tortolì Cathedral, the Church of Sant'Andrea, protector of the city,which in 1832 was hit by the flooding of the Foddeddu river, a small river in the area. This church dates back to the eighteenth century and the predominant style is Baroque. Inside it, divided into 3 naves, there are numerous works of art, beyond […]
Parties and Events
Every summer a Blues music festival called Rocce Rosse is organized in the port area of Arbatax, which takes its name, as we said, from local rocks. This event gathered around itself numerous enthusiasts of the genre, interested in enjoying the performances of big names such as Eric Clpaton, David Bowie, Vasco Rossi, Sugar, Pino […]
Oases and Natural Parks
At the exit of the Tortolì town there is the San Salvatore park. It is not really a natural park, But a tourist village where you can admire ancient Nuragic buildings dating back to the prehistoric age. The nuraghi are tower -shaped constructions that date back to 2000 years BC.. Their name comes from […]
Historical-cultural notes
The first historical notes of Tortolì (although its foundation dates back to 3000 BC.) they date back to the domination during the Roman Empire by foreign populations, first the Carthaginians, then the Goths, to pass under Arab and finally Spanish rule. Around 1100 it became part of the Giudicato of Cagliari and became the county seat […]
Arbatax
The area near the port, from which Arbatax takes its name, it is famous for its red rocks, from which a blues music festival that takes place in the town every summer takes its name. These rocks are made up of reddish porphyry and black diorite and emerge from the sea as if they were a kind of stacks […]
