Itineraries · 3 days
A 3-day itinerary in Ogliastra
The minimum needed to understand the east coast without chasing it: one day by the sea, one day of cliffs, one day inland.
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The coast and the sea at Santa Maria Navarrese — Photo: Fabio Pani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Three days are enough for the coastal belt and a first taste of the interior, on one condition: a single base and no change of accommodation. The roads are mountain roads and every move with luggage costs half a day.
Day 1 — Plain and sea
Arrival, the beaches of the Lotzorai plain and Santa Maria Navarrese. Afternoon at Pedra Longa, where the cliff is seen from below and the road nearly reaches the water.
Day 2 — Gulf of Orosei
Boat excursion from Santa Maria Navarrese towards the Baunei coves. Board early; check when booking which coves allow going ashore.
Day 3 — The Golgo plateau
Up to Baunei and the Golgo plateau: basalt, shepherds' enclosures, junipers. Return with a stop at Tortolì or Arbatax for the Red Rocks.
The essential answers
- What is it?
- A three-day itinerary on the eastern coast of Ogliastra, built around a single base.
- Where is it?
- Between Lotzorai, Santa Maria Navarrese, Baunei and Tortolì.
- When to go?
- June and September: swimmable sea, boat excursions running, less traffic.
- How long does it take?
- Three nights in the same property. Two nights cover only the coastal plain.
- What can you combine it with?
- With the five-day itinerary if you want to add the limestone tacchi inland.
- Where to stay?
- A base just inland, at Triei: I Mandorli lets you alternate sea and plateau without repeating the same roads.
Where to stay
A base for exploring east Sardinia
A base just inland, at Triei: I Mandorli lets you alternate sea and plateau without repeating the same roads.
