Eco-friendly practices to know in Sardinia

The Mediterranean islands are home to an incomparable richness of flora and fauna, both on land and in the sea.

In order to limit your impact, please follow these guidelines, as failure to comply may result in fines and penalties at ports and airports

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BEACHES WITH MANDATORY RESERVATION
& VISITOR QUOTAS

To combat soil erosion, trampling of flora, pollution, and other nuisances, access to around ten beaches is by reservation only.

Please note, access to certain beaches is highly restrictive: no picnicking or plastic, for example (non-exhaustive list).

# 1 La Pelosa (Stintino / Logoduro- Sassari Area)

The beach is limited to 1500 people per day at a cost of €3.50 per adult and free for children under 12 years old.

You must reserve your spot from June 1st to October on the website:
➡ Spiaggia La Pelosa | Il sito dedicato alle prenotazioni per la spiagga La Pelosa

Toll parking
!! Please note that towel and beach mat are mandatory !!

# 2 Cala Coticcio (Archipelago of Maddalena / Gallura- Olbia Aera)

Only 60 people per day can access this beach either on guided walking excursions or by boat.
You can find more information here:
COTICCIO/BRIGANTINA – Escursioni Info Utente – Lamaddalenapark.it

# 3 Cala Brigantina (Archipel de la Maddalena / Région Gallura- Olbia) Idem Cala Coticcio

# 4 Cala Brandinchini (San Teodoro/ Gallura – Olbia Area)

The beach is limited to 1349 people per day, you must reserve on the website:
San Teodoro Spiagge | Il sito dedicato alle spiagge del Comune di San Teodoro

# 5 Cala Brigantina Lu Impostu (San Teodoro/ Région Gallura – Olbia)

Same as above

# 6 Beaches of Baunei: Cala Goloritzé, Cala Mariolu, Cala Biriala... (Barbagia – Nuoro Area)

Cala Goloritzé is limited to 250 people per day, €6 (including beach + parking) for adults and free for children under 6 years old. The beach is accessible by a challenging but splendid hike or by boat. Open from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm.

You need to download the “Heart of Sardinia” application from the Android or Apple Play Store.
Reservations open 72 hours in advance, use the search for Cala Goloritzé, then “Mare” and book.”

Cala Mariolu is limited to 700 people per day and can be accessed by boat or by a challenging hiking trail. Reservations can be made through the app.

Escursione Trekking Cala Mariolu – Video descrizione e passaggi chiave (youtube.com)

Cala Biriala is limited to 300 people per day.

# 7 Tuerreda (Teulada/Sud Sardaigne - Cagliari Area)

The beach is divided into 2 parts : the free access beach which accommodates 729 people and the spots in the 2 establishments: 371 people.

You cannot reserve the free beach, the number of occupants is calculated from the first arrival from 8am to 6pm.
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If you wish to reserve in the establishments on site: you will find the information here:
Spacli – Spazi ad Accesso Limitato – Spiaggia di Tuerredda

# 8 Beaches of Villasimius : Punta Molentis, Porto Sa Ruxi, Timi Ama (Sud Sardaigne – Cagliari Area)

Punta Molentis : You need to register here to reserve a parking spot :
PASS (brav.it) 10€ per car and 1€ per person

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Porto Sa Ruxi & Timi Ama : Only the parking lots are paid, same website as for Punta Molentis.

# 9 San Antioco Island (Iglésias Area)

Eating on the beach is fordidden,
Bringing plastic is forbidden,
Use stones for fixing umbrella is forbidden,
Sport activities on the beach are forbidden

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Posession of sand and pebbles is illegal and can cost you up to €3000 in fines at ports and airports.

In response to this harmful trafficking for the beauty of the island, authorities may inspect your vehicles and luggage.

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Do not disturb marine life (a starfish out of the water dies instantly).

Use as much sunscreen as possible that is respectful of the marine environment.

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Do not walk on the dunes, protect this fragile and unique ecosystem.

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Sardinia is experiencing increasingly long periods of drought, and water may be cut off in some municipalities during certain hours. Plan accordingl

In July 2021, 13,000 hectares burned in Montiferrù down to the sea, representing 0.5% of the island and 63% of the Oristanese region.”
Sardinia, Coldiretti: one year after the Montiferru fire, compensation payments are being made immediately. (agenzianova.com)

Italy has its own waste sorting system, with collection varying depending on the day of the week.

A calendar is provided in each rental so you can correctly dispose of waste each day.

Brown bin « umido »

Food scraps, compostable waste, used tissues, paper napkins, compostable coffee capsules...

Transparent or red bin « Secco non riciclabile/ raccolta indefferenziata »

Baby diapers, cotton, paper towels, objects made of different non-separable materials, ceramics, pens, greasy papers, sponges, coffee capsules after separating the aluminum tab into the glass and cans...

Green bin « Vetro e lattine »

Glass, tin cans, aluminum, light bulbs, neon tubes...

Yellow bin « plastica »

les Plastic packaging and bags, soap, shampoo, and cream tubes, plastic bottles...

Blue bin « Carta e cartone »

Paper bags, cardboard boxes, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, milk cartons, juice cartons