Do you only have few days to spend in this area and do you like to keep you fit doing physical activity? Excellent! You can discover the north-east of Sardinia having sport. Olbia and the close village offer lots of opportunity for doing any kind of sport. Consider that a well-known magazine of Surf, called Sardinia the “Hawaii of Mediterranean” because of the high number of windy beaches that allow you to practice all watersports like sail boat, windsurf and kitesurf that in the recent years has seen a huge increase of those who practice them. The beaches of Olbia are perfect to spend some time in these activities.
Canoeists and kayakers will be able to do excursions in the unspoilt nature of Sardinia where you can choose between sport and nature trail to discover the island of Tavolara, Cala Gonone, Golfo Aranci, Capo d’Orso, Caprera, Costa Smeralda and Lago Liscia.
The underwater sports like diving and snorkeling will allow you to discover the treasure of the sea bottom such as Protected Marine Area of Tavolara and Capo Coda Cavallo.
But there are many other sports to do in this area. For example climbing is perfect to ascend the Tavolara island and the rocks of Cala Gonone overlooking the sea. But if you want to discover the up-country the ideal activities are Trekking, running, Nordic Walking or a walk. You will find trails with different difficulty levels with breath-taking panorama of bay or open sea.
In Golfo Aranci and Cala Moresca you can do biking. But this area offer other opportunities such as horse ride, excursions, beach volley, tennis and much more.
CAPO FIGARI AND FIGAROLO ISLAND
One of the most beautiful places for doing trekking, day trips, horse ride or diving is definitely Capo Figari, a reserve of great naturalistic importance. Reaching the peaks of the promontory (Mount Ruiu)you can see the ruins of the lighthouse or traffic lights where in 1928 Guglielmo Marconi ushered a radio link with Tuscany.
In Punta Falasca, however, there are several fortified positions and remnants of World War II.
Walking through another path you can reach an old small cemetery called “cemetery of the English” where there are the tombs of many sailors died during several shipwrecks over the years. Not far away you can find Cala Greca, a beautiful rocky cove with a dark-blue and deep sea.
In Figarolo Island (139 meters high), reachable by sea thanks to a dock for small boats, you can find a small and nice beach. Off the island, with the help of an experienced dive guide, you can visit the small wreck of a wooden merchant ship sunk in the middle of 900. It’s amazing see how it is adapted to the undersea landscape.
SOURCE: Olbia Tempio Turismo
