Parco di Porto Conte

Northwestern Sardinia


Much of the land around Porto Conte is protected as part of the Parco di Porto Conte. This regional nature park, one of only two in Sardinia, covers 60km of coastline and 53.5 sq km of an area once described by oceanographer Jacques Cousteau as one of the most beautiful in the Mediterranean.

There's some great walking, particularly in Le Prigionette Nature Reserve and on Punta Giglio, the headland that runs down the bay's eastern flank.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Northwestern Sardinia attractions

2. Nuraghe di Palmavera

1.71 MILES

A few kilometres west of Fertilia on the SS127bis road to Porto Conte, the Nuraghe di Palmavera is a 3500-year-old nuraghic village. At its centre stands…

3. Spiaggia delle Bombarde

2.13 MILES

Spiaggia delle Bombarde, a couple of kilometres west of Fertilia, is a favourite local beach, set amid greenery and well equipped with umbrellas and…

4. Spiaggia Mugoni

2.83 MILES

The main focus of Porto Conte is Spiaggia Mugoni, a hugely popular beach that arcs around the bay’s northeastern flank. With its fine white sand and…

5. Le Prigionette Nature Reserve

2.96 MILES

This reserve, just west of Porto Conte at the base of Monte Timidone (361m), is a beautiful pocket of uncontaminated nature. Encompassing 12 sq km of…

6. Viewpoint

3.12 MILES

For a view to remember, stop off at this viewing point a few hundred metres short of Capo Caccia, and look down at the full sweep of the Baia delle Ninfe…

7. Grotta di Nettuno

3.2 MILES

Capo Caccia's principal crowd-puller is the Grotta di Nettuno, a haunting fairyland of stalactites and stalagmites. The easiest way to get to the caves is…

8. Torre del Porticciolo

4.71 MILES

On the coast north of Porto Conte, the Torre del Porticciolo is a tiny natural harbour backed by a small arc of beach and overlooked by a 16th-century…