One of Europe’s Best Beaches in Sardinia

28 January 2010

The Sunday Times has listed the top 20 beaches in Europe, and Cala Luna on the east coast of Sardinia has been included. Here’s what the Sunday Times says about the beach: 

“There’s an argument that you should hike to Cala Luna. True, it’s nearly four miles, in baking sun, and you might lose focus and fall off a 300ft cliff, especially if you go gaga over the died-and-gone-to-heaven views. But what’s the point of hearing about discovering a roadless cove like this, then hopping on a tourist boat to get there? The beach is in sleepy eastern Sardinia, and it’s a half-mile crescent of spotless sand strung with pink oleander and pitted with romantic grottoes. Cars conk out at Cala Fuili, four miles north - hence that panoramic (if mildly precarious) hike. The boat? Oh, all right, then: it glides down daily in summer from Cala Gonone, the nearest resort (from £12 return).

Best for: climbers, cavemen, castaways.”

To read the article in full visit http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/holiday_type/beach/article6989680.ece