Porto Rotondo

Porto Rotondo, one of the most prestigious Sardinian and Italian tourist places, is located just minutes from Olbia, along the SS 125, on the northern side of the promontory of Punta Volpe, between the Gulf of Cugnana and Marinella. This is a well-designed tourist settlement, born in the golden years of great development of the Costa Smeralda. The buildings were raised from 1963 around the marina in a circular way (hence the name of the town) designed to be inserted in the best possible way in the surrounding environment.
The village is characterised by a network of streets and squares framed by colorful houses. Along the docks and the small round square of San Marco there are many stores of famous signatures. A stairway leads to the church of San Lorenzo, designed by Andrea Cascella, in granite.
During the bathing season this prestigious town is just two steps from the exclusive Costa Smeralda and offers the possibility to eat, drink, listen to music, dance and spend a pleasant holiday.
It is also interesting to do an excursion in the direction of Punta Volpe, which separates the Gulf of Marinella from the Gulf of Cugnana, with many beaches: the beach Ira, with a white and fine sand and rocks from the water located in the Punta Nuraghe, to the west Porto Rotondo, surrounded by a green Mediterranean scrub that contrasts with the white sand and turquoise sea, and small coves of Punta Asfodelo. From each one of them and also from the coastal streets it is possible to enjoy breathtaking views of the sea and the mountains of Gallura.
In the locality of Porto Rotondo there are other beautiful beaches with a calm and crystalline sea. The beach of Sassi has a sandy bottom and small pebbles tending to the colour gray, next to a beautiful cliff. Its waters have the characteristic of being transparent and peaceful. Behind the sandy beach there is a background of Mediterranean scrub that makes the landscape charming and colorful.
The beach of Alghe, with a sandy bottom of grey nuances which alternate with stone areas. Surrounded by rocks and low bushes, this quiet cove frequently hosts posidonia on its beach. Close to the beach stretches a wide range of Mediterranean scrub with its characteristic color and juniper and mastic fragrances. Even here between games of blue you can admire a highly crystalline sea.
The beach of Punta Volpe has a sandy bottom made of clear small grains, and pebbles with rocks that surfaced on the water. The cream-colored beach, with golden hues, is in front of the rocks that take varied colors in different times of day. The sight of the islands of Mortorio and Soffi and of the beautiful coastline enrich the evocative surrounding environment of the beach.
Finally Marineledda has a sandy and clear bottom. A solitary and quiet beach surrounded by a landscape of great beauty enriched by a very low and profumated vegetation alternating with polished granite rocks.

Holidays in San Teodoro

San Teodoro is on the north eastern coast of Sardinia, 30 km to the south of Olbia. It is one of the most desirable tourist places in Sardinia. The clear sea and white beaches of the location make of this a true nature's show. The town offers many services for tourists from many accommodation structures to a lot of practicable sporting activities, entertainment on the beach, hiking in the hinterland where you can admire a unique nature and find the traditions and history of this corner of Sardinia. The village is renowned for its nightlife and the presence of several large and exclusive nightclubs on the coast. The architecture is typical of the Costa Smeralda, with low houses and typical materials such as granite and trachyte. The stretch of coastline surrounding the town is also fascinating. The beaches are a spectacle not to be missed and are really numerous. La Cinta is the most known and popular of San Teodoro. It has a beach that stretches for about 5 km. A narrow strip of land rich in low vegetation separates the lagoon located behind the beach. White sand dunes and century-old junipers decorate the landscape. La Cinta is also ideal for long walks, nature presents great interest aspects related to birds and birdwatching. Several couples of pink flamingos plough in its waters. You must also see the beach at Cala Brandinchi, in the locality of Capo Coda Cavallo, with a very clear and fine sand, the Sardinian Caribbean. The beach also has a small dock, suitable for small, recreational boats. It also deserves to be visited the island of Tavolara that you can admire in front of the town, towards the north. A massive limestone trapezoidal-shapre island that rests on 525 m hight granit. It is an area of great natural interest, protected by a marine protected zone, one of the most exclusive and uncontaminated localities of Sardinia. You can reach it with the ferry departing from Porto San Paolo (just north of San Teodoro) every half hour during the summer.

European Jazz Expo 26 edition

Cagliari also proposed this year a three-day immersion in jazz. It began on November 14, 2008 the edition number 26 of the European Jazz Expo combined with the International Jazz Festival in Sardinia. The festival was staged at the Congress Center of the International Fair Centre of Sardinia in Cagliari. Probably because of a very successful edition in the yeat 2007 with the presence of 24,000 fans, this year there were over 40 concerts in three days divided into six halls with variable capacity.

On the stage of the Congress Center there were representatives of the best original productions of Sardinia and the world, world-famous musicians, young talents with a recent musical history, until arriving to the great protagonists of international jazz. Three days when the great masters of World's Jazz performed together with the emerging bands of all the international festivals. There were also scheduled seminars, conferences, meetings with artists, exhibition activities, screenings, presentations of books and discs, video reviews and photography exhibitions.

Among the original news, Cagliari this year became destination for gastronomic tourism. Giovanni Fancello, one of the best chefs in Sardinia and the Mediterranean, passionate and student of the food culture, proposed (to a maximum of 150 people at a time) a guided and free tasting session of a Sardinian dish accompanied with fine wines of the island.