Things To Do in Baia Sardinia

Porto Cervo is Baia Sardinia’s famous neighbour – a 10-minute drive down the coast. It attracts a bit of a Hollywood crowd, which is probably down to its swanky marina and upmarket shops. You’re sure to spot a famous face, or two, at one of the restaurants or designer boutiques. Plus, you can tick off labels like Bulgari, Cartier and Prada as you window-shop around Piazetta Square.

When it comes to nightlife, Phi Beach is the word on everyone’s lips here. A five-minute drive – or half an hour’s walk from Baia Sardinia – it’s one of the area’s most renowned nightspots. It’s an open-air affair where you can book VIP lounges right on the beach, which come with big beds for watching the sunset.

Bright-white sands are the major selling point in this region. Famous faces like Julia Roberts, Donatella Versace and Tom Cruise have all muscled in on the action. Within a half an hour’s drive of Baia Sardinia, you can visit a handful of the famous coastline’s most prized strips. The Spiaggia Liscia Ruia is the biggest, and its waters hold the title as some of the clearest around. Over on Spiaggia Romanzzino, the sands are backed by fragrant rosemary bushes.

You’ll come across a string of restaurants along the beach. On most evenings, you can see out to the picture-perfect La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, so make sure to snap up a seat before sunset. You’ll find burrida, a traditional fish stew, on most of the menus, as well as wood-fired pizzas to rival Naples’.

Freshly-fried fish is at the heart of this festival. With a prime spot on Gallura’s north coast, Santa Teresa di Gallura prides itself on its locally-caught seafood. It’s around a 40-minute drive from Baia Sardinia, and in July they celebrate their favourite speciality with a fish festival. There are plenty of dishes to sample, all fried in a big pan by the port. And it’s all washed down with Vermentino wine from one of the island’s vineyards.