The 10 most beautiful beaches in northern Sardinia in 2025
24 aprile 2025 • 6 minutes read
The Northern Sardinia is home to some of the most beautiful beaches on the island, but also in all of Italy. Some of them are particularly famous such as La Pelosa or La Cinta, while others are less known.
In this article we have selected for you the 12 best ones to visit in 2025 between Alghero and the Costa Smeralda.
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1. La Pelosa Beach
La Pelosa è one of the most famous beaches in Sardinia and a destination for many travelers from all over the world every year.
Her beauty è comparable with few other beaches in the world and that is why we suggest you visit it if you are in the Gulf of Asinara.
È a closed-number beach and to access it è you need to make a reservation online. Despite being a beach with a small size, its particular shape allows it to accommodate up to 1500 people every day.
During the high season, the available places run out quickly, so you might opt for a'boat trip that will allow you to see it by sea.
2. The beach of Principe
The Prince Beach, also known as Portu Li Coggi beach, è considered one of the 20 most beautiful in the world.
Here you can rent umbrellas and lamps, as well as take advantage of various services, including bars and kiosks.
È preferable to reach it by car: from the paid parking lot, a path will lead you to the beach in about 10 minutes on foot.
If you are in the area, we also recommend a visit to the beach of Romazzino.
3. La Cinta Beach
Among the various attractions in San Teodoro, La Cinta è definitely one of the mostù toured with its 5km of fine sand and clear water.
The beach è at free access with no need for reservations to access it. To the south of the beach è there is a large parking lot to pay, but given the size of the beach we recommend arriving early in the morning to find a spot.
On the beach are present some services such as bars, sunbed and umbrella rentals or facilities for doing activities such as kayaking and windsurfing.
4. The beach of Cala Coticcio
The small Beach of Cala Coticcio, also called the ‘Sardinian Tahiti’, is located in the northeastern part of Caprera and offers crystal-clear waters and fine, clear sand.
The cove è can be reached by sea, thanks to boats that organize various excursions in this area.
To reach the cove via land, via a dirt path among the rocks, è it is necessary to book an environmental hiking guide and pay a 3€ per person fee to the Maddalena National Park. The stop è limited to a maximum of 3 hours.
5. The Elephant Beach
The Elephant Beach is located very close to La Celvia Beach, but è can only be reached via sea.
Alternatively, è it is possible to get there via a trekking. The trail è is challenging and requires you to walk and climb over uneven and sharp rocks. For this, we recommend that you wear closed shoes and long pants.
6. Porto Ferro Beach
The Porto Ferro Beach is located in the northwest of Sardinia in the area of Alghero. È a beach of fine, golden sand with clear water and shallow seabed, perfect for families with children.
It does not require a reservation as it è è has free access with several services present directly on the beach. For enthusiasts, è it is possible to surf poichè è often windy.
His special feature is the presence of 3 watchtowers from the 17th century that are within walking distance directly from the beach.
7. The Saline Beach
The Beach le Saline is located between Stintino and Porto Torres and è features white sand and clear water stretching almost 10 km in length.
This beach è so long that it includes within it other beaches such as Pazzona Beach, Ezzi Mannu Beach and Stagno di Pilo Beach.
The beach è to free access and è available both a part of free beach and a part of equipped beach to meet the needs of all.
8. The Beach of Testa del Polpo
The Beach Head of the Octopus, in the island ofLa Maddalena, is not very well known and one has to walk some dirt but easy trails before reaching it.
Near a free parking lot, the beach è consists of many small coves and is unique for its reef shaped like an octopus head.
Remember to take water, food and umbrellas with you, as the beach has no public facilities nearby.
9. Beach of Spalmatore di Terra
The largest beach present on Tavolara Island è the Spalmatore di Terra Beach, located in the only non-mountainous area of the island.
On the beach there are services such as bar, restaurant and sunbed and umbrella rental.
What characterizes this beach è the spectacular view of the island's impressive rocky part.
10. Beach of Cala dell'Arena
The Beach of Cala dell'Arena is located in the northern part of the'Island of Asinara and is not è accessible in any way to preserve its integrity.
The Asinara has in fact been a National Park and Marine Protected Area since 1997, which is why there are only a few beaches where it is è possible to access.
It is not è però forbidden to go to the surroundings of the beach via sea and swim in the neighboring waters to admire its beauty.
11. La Marmorata Beach
The La Marmorata Beach è a free access beach near Santa Teresa di Gallura with fine sand, crystal clear water and shallow seabed, perfect also for families with children.
È divided into an area of equipped beach where it is possible to rent sunbeds and umbrellas, and an area of free beach. Both the parking lot and the sand are not very large, so we recommend arriving early in the morninga to find a place.
When weather permits, from this beach you can see both the La Maddalena Archipelago and Corsica in the distance.
12. Argentiera Cove
The Beach of Argentiera is located between Alghero and the Gulf of Asinara, in the northwest area of Sardinia. This beach has sand mixed with gravel, both sandy and rocky bottoms, and crystal clear sea.
The particularity of the beach lies in its surroundings, namely the'former silver mine active from’Roman times until 1963. Indeed, here you can walk among the abandoned houses of the village where the miners lived.
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