Sardinia is located in the hearth of the western Mediterranean and is the second largest island and every it attracts thousands of people, who are bewitched by the area, its climate and its coasts. Sardinia means unspoiled nature with an incredible array of forms, colours and perfumes, means thousands of years of history, it was the crossroads and meeting point for the greatest civilisations.

Sardinia means traditional cuisine, it is an island that carefully and jealously guards its customs which, through the centuries has been able to preserve the simplicity of its pastoral origins, offering unforgettable delicacies where the aromas, flavours, and quality of wholesome local produce from land and sea are combined with its splendid natural sourrondings.

"This land is similar to no other place" is how famous English author, D. H. Lawrence described Sardinia. Ogliastra, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea from the east coast of Sardinia, is a fairly recent discovery in touristic places, with its beautiful coasts and mountainous interior. An uncontaminated area considered on of the most fascinating and characteristic places on the island.

Its territory, wedged between sea and mountain, offers a vast array of unique landscapes. A paradise of remarkable beauty situated along the eastern side of Sardinia, where nature is at its best. 

Some people think that the name Ogliastra derives from the wild olive trees growing in great numbers in the region, but more credited sources link it to the Agugliastra, a huge monolith overlooking the sea.

The Ogliastra coasts are splendid oases set between sea and rock, rugged nature to dazzle us with some of the most fascinating marine landscapes of the Mediterranean. Leaving from the north we encounter the renowned coves of Cala Luna, Cala Sisine, Cala Mariolu and Cala Goloritzé, accessible only by boat or on foot; further south there are the beaches of Orrì, Cea, Cardedu, Coccorrocci and the gulf of Sarrala. According to the "Guide to the nature of Sardinia" of F. Pratesi and G.Tassi, with reference to the Coast of Baunei :"there is not elsewhere perhaps in our country a so ample and unknown arc of coast: 40 km of bastions and calcareous cliffs, just interrupted here and there from few cale, probably the most beautiful line of the Italian shore in absolute sense and without shade of doubt thesourrer and wild..."

Enchanting, too is the landscape that climbs up the hills as far as the Gennargentu mountains, indulging the eyes with scenarios of rare beauty. 

Ogliastra is a land that must be relished slowly, it deserves more than just the hurried glance of conventional tourism and coveried around 1700 square Km with a host of varied landscapes.

The entire territory is scattered with archaeological monuments, well-worth visiting: Nuraghi, Domus de Janas, Tombe dei Giganti and Menhir, the symbols of the passage of millennia and of local history and culture. forming the backdrop to its wild, isolated bays that sit betweenthe rocks and the sea and to the enchanting and varied natural landscapes with their myriad forms.

One can follow trekking itineraries to the discovery of unforgettable places on foot, horseback or by bike, car or land-rover; walking  from the mountains towards the sea following underground waterways amid century old forests, flowers, wild animals to reach incredibly beautiful coves. 

For those who prefer to travel via the sea, an excursion aboard one of the many motor-boats that cruise along the coast is ideal. A paradise of priceless beauty with its culture, its people and its hospitality.

No printed image can fully describe the magic and harmony of this land.

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