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Santa Teresa di Gallura
its origins go back to the Romans, who due to the deep inlet of its harbour, called it "Longonis", afterwards under Pisa rules it took the name of Longosardo and only in the XIX century the Savoia gave it its always actual name.

The small centre of the town is very clean and tidy with its long and straight road leading to the main square.
Near by on the cliff the old tower of Longosardo which overlooks the harbour, the bocche of Bonifacio and the house beach Rena Bianca is worth a visit.

As all over the Gallura, also in this location there are numerous, wonderful beaches.
An absolute must is a visit to "Capo Testa" with its beautiful lighthouse and his granite reefs modelled by nature to incredible forms.
Furthermore the granite caves of Roman epoch and the famous "Valle della Luna" (moon valley) are worth a visit.

Porto Puddu
is in Gallura, 7 km from Palau direction S. Teresa di Gallura.
The location is well-known as a paradise for windsurfers above all in spring and late summer because of its ideal wind conditions.
In summer, during the high season period the place is crowded by families and people from all over the world.

The two main beaches of Porto Pollo are characterized with high dunes of finest sand.
One of these beaches, called Sciumara, is of particular natural and environmental interest due to the delta of the river Liscia, which through reed thickets and luxuriant vegetation flows lazily into the sea. The place is ideal for bird watching and is worth to be explored, perhaps by canoe.

Gallura
is the name of the north east territory of Sardinia. It includes the coast towns of Olbia, Arzachena, Palau, S. Teresa di Gallura and the inland ones like Tempio Pausania, Calangianus and S. Antonio.
The indented coast offers fantastic panoramas, wonderful beaches, dreamy little bays, granite rocks modelled by nature and numerous little islands surrounded by a sea of unforgettable colours and transparencies.
This geographical area includes the famous Costa Smeralda (territory of Arzachena) and the marvellous National Park of the archipelago of La Maddalena.

The climate is mild and winter is never very strong.
In summer, thanks to the marine breezes, it is never too sultry and it rarely rains.
Practically the summer season begins in May and lasts to the end of September, but very often also in April and October there are pleasantly warm periods.
The month of April is particularly beautiful when, on the island, the nature generously spreads all over its colourful blossoms and inebriant perfumes.

Palau
Nice little coast town rose towards the half of 1700 with a nice touristic harbour from which the ferries leave to La Maddalena and its archipelago.
In spite of the impetuous development of the little town during the eighties, nineties and onwards, the place has maintained and improved its characteristic origins: The main road passing through the entire village until the ferry harbour and all the secondary lanes with their small and low houses built in the typical simple style which outlines the villages in the Gallura region.
The suburbs are characterized by modern and functional buildings due to the high touristic demand. It is a very nice and hospitable location where also during winter time people live in a peaceful and pleasant atmosphere.

In the surroundings it is a must to visit the rock of the bear (Capo d'Orso) and Cala Capra. Furthermore the area of Porto Raphael, Punta Sardegna, the old military forts and the tomb of the giants (tomba dei giganti) of "Li Mizzani" are worth a visit.

La Maddalena e Caprera
The arcipelago of La Maddalena is formed of 4 main islands (La Maddalena, Caprera, S. Stefano and Spargi), other three minor islands (Budelli. S. Maria, Razzoli) and different very small islands. The biggest island is the only one with a little town:

"La Maddalena".
The town is situated on the southern part of the island, opposite the Sardinian coast and climbs up the granite hill "Guardia Vecchia".
La Maddalena is reachable by ferry boat, leaving all few minutes from Palau.
The atmosphere of the little town is really very particular due to the ancient part with its buildings from late 1600 and the glances one can take on nice little lanes, stairs and picturesque squares. It is very pleasant and relaxing to walk along the moles of Gala Gavetta between the little shops, bars, cafés and ice cream parlours.

The central part of the island is very rocky and covered by macchia, but the main attractions are the wonderful beaches which appear all of a sudden between the cliffs washed out by a crystal clear sea sparkling in thousand nuances of blue and green.

A panoramic tour of the island is highly recommended.
On the main road which follows the whole coast one can look at the forts of Punta Tegge and Nido d'Aquila with their little fishermen ports and take a swim at Cala Francese, reach the marvellous panoramic sights of the forts of Punta dei Colmi and Guardia Vecchia and, with short detours arrive to the beaches of Cala Majore, Bassa Trinità, Monti di Rena and Giardinella or the little bays of Spalmatore, Cala Lunga, Abbatoggia and Stagno Torto.

"Caprera"
is the second isle of the archipelago and connected to La Maddalena by the bridge Passo della Moneta.
On Caprera, Giuseppe Garibaldi (Italian national hero) has acquired in 1855 his beloved shelter and lived there his last 26 years.
The house has now been transformed into a museum exposing furniture, tools, weapons, documents and all sorts of relics.
The tomb of the hero of the two worlds is only a few steps of the house, in midst of the vegetation.

The only asphalt road of the island leads to the museum, but a lot of dirt roads lead to the best panoramic outlooks, the nicest beaches and the most enchanted little coves as well as to some abandoned military forts.