The green of pines and eucalyptus trees descending towards the sea seem to caress the solid gray of the granite cliff. The shore has a pebbly and stony bottom that brings out the turquoise of the water, which is protected by the embrace of the bay.
Ph. Gianfranco Zedda
We are in a small corner of wild nature on the coast of Quartu Sant’Elena, a few minutes drive from Cagliari. The city, with its streets and squares, is close. But here it seems to be in a distant place.
Diplodus, octopus and cuttlefish swim in clear and almost always calm waters, protected from the mistral wind thanks to the natural bulkhead of the reef. An ideal place for landings. Precisely for this reason the Spanish Crown, which administered this territory in the sixteenth century, set up a lookout tower in granite stone, the same as the cliffs, which still stands imposingly on the hemicycle of the bay.
Ph. Gianfranco Zedda
The green of the vegetation gives refreshment on the hottest days. A few meters from the shore, you can find a forest of pines, eucalyptus, holm oaks, junipers and lentiscos. A typical landscape of Mediterranean vegetation, full of scents and beauties, of millenary age like the trees that have lived on these shores since ancient times. A place with a wild soul but easy to reach. The panoramic road that goes from Cagliari to Villasimius along the coast makes the passage easy even for those who do not want long walks.
Ph. Gianfranco Zedda
Little sand, many pebbles, as many rocks. The usually shallow seabed allows you to dive without worries, with the cliffs all around as in a warm embrace. The blue, in all its shades, moves together with the waves while we can swim to the rhythm of the undertow. A moment of happiness to be enjoyed without hurry.