In 1962 a consortium led by prince Karim Aga Khan turned a coast of rocks and junipers into the myth of the Costa Smeralda: Porto Cervo, a hamlet of Arzachena, is its capital, a landing of yachts and signature Mediterranean architecture. But the territory is far older than its billionaires.
The giants' tomb of Coddu Vecchiu, the nuraghi and the mushroom-shaped rock in town tell of prehistoric Gallura; the beaches — from Pevero to Cala Battistoni — remain democratically splendid. Vermentino di Gallura in the glass: Sardinia's only DOCG is born among these granites.
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Next up: Our Lady of the Snow, patron of the land of the nuraghi and the Costa Smeralda, Thursday 9 September
Nearest airport: Olbia Costa Smeralda, 23 km away
Arzachena is part of 🏖️ Seaside
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📅 Every year, on 9 September
Arzachena celebrates Our Lady of the Snow on 9 September; the municipality, which entirely encloses the famous Costa Smeralda founded in 1962, also preserves important nuraghic sites such as the Albucciu nuraghe and the Malchittu temple.
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Outside Arzachena, but an easy day trip away.
