Beaches
In
the 80 km of coastline skirting Alghero, there are numerous wonderful
beaches and low-level rocks.
Here
are some details to help you make up your mind about which ones to
visit.
1) La Speranza – often windswept and with large
waves that delight surfers and swimmers.
2) Il Burantin –
easily reached by sea, relatively empty
3) Le Vasche –
natural swimming pools amid the rocks.
4) Il Canal de l’Oma
Molt – outlet of the Rio Salondra with soft, cool water.
5) Cala
Bona – a small bay with crystal-clear water.
6) San
Giovanni and Maria Pia – the beaches that link Alghero to the
suburb of Fertilia.
7) Punta Negra – the beach next to
the village of Giuliana di Fertilia
8) Le
Bombarde – always mobbed with young people
9) Il
Lazzaretto – flanked by numerous bays with light-coloured sand and
crystal-clear water.
10) Mugoni
– skirted by a thick pine forest.
11) Porticciolo –
loomed over by a Spanish watchtower.
12) Porto Ferro – with
its reddish sand, this is a favourite haunt of surfers.
