L'Albero dei Limone

Sulcis


If you want to overnight in Portoscuso, this welcoming B&B is the answer. Within easy walking distance of the seafront, it has three homey rooms, each as clean as a pin, and a small garden where breakfast is served in summer.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Sulcis attractions

1. La Punta

4.09 MILES

A quick 5.5km drive north of Carloforte brings you to La Punta, a desolate, windswept point with sea views over to the offshore Isola Piana. In May and…

2. Museo Civico

5.73 MILES

Uphill from the seafront, this small museum is housed in an 18th-century fort, one of the first masonry buildings to be erected on the island. Of chief…

3. Funtanamare Beach

5.94 MILES

The nearest beach to Iglesias is at Funtanamare (also spelt Fontanamare), about 12km west of town. A long strip of golden sand backed by dunes and fertile…

4. Monte Sirai

6.12 MILES

Monte Sirai, 4km northwest of Carbonia, is crowned by the remnants of a 7th-century-BC fort. Built by the Phoenicians of Sulci (modern-day Sant'Antioco)…

5. Museo del Carbone

7.72 MILES

Housed in Carbonia's decommissioned coalmine, the Grande Miniera di Serbariù, this fascinating museum provides a chastening look into the life of Carbonia…

6. Belvedere

7.78 MILES

This panoramic terrace, accessible by a cliffside path from Nebida's southern entrance, commands fabulous views. Dominating the seascape is the 133m-high…

7. Grotta di Santa Barbara

7.83 MILES

The Grotta di Santa Barbara lies deep within the abandoned San Giovanni mine some 4km west of Iglesias. The walls of the single enormous chamber are…

8. Pan di Zucchero

8.87 MILES

A vast white scoglio (rock) rising out of the glassy blue seas in front of Masua, the Sugarloaf is one of the coast's great postcard sights. Named because…