Hot Sardinia Beach Property Opportunities

Locals say that God created Sardinia by stepping on a boulder in the sea with his sandal. A truly glorious place, with miles of coastline, stunning beaches and solely Italian, but where’s best to lay your towel? Properties in Sardinia may not be an investment opportunity UK investors have considered in the past, so TheMoveChannel.com provides an overview of Sardinia and its culture.

How To Travel

Sardinia has three airports - Olbia on the northeast coast, Alghero on the northwest and Cagliari in the south. Flights from the UK take around two-and-a-half hours.

Trains on Sardinia connect the whole island but are notoriously slow. Many tourists catch the trenino verde, which runs through the wildest parts of the island, offering stunning scenic views that are impossible to witness from the main road.

The train connects Cagliari to Arbatax in the south and Sassari to Palau in the north. It is highly recommended to make the trip from Macomer to Bosa Marina, where the train winds its way through the typical Sardinian landscape to reach the sea near the coastal town of Bosa situated in the west of the island.

Must See Beaches

Cala Pira (Southeast)

The beach of Cala Pira is a small inlet covered with Mediterranean plants, set in among one of the most beautiful coastlines in Sardinia. Its surface is sprinkled with fine, white sand with a pinkish hue.

The recently restored Torre di Cala Pira rises up on the north-eastern side of the bay, surrounded by dunes, granite rock and junipers. The crystal clear water and natural surroundings offered by the Island of Serpenara, make the bay even more inviting.

Spiaggia della Pelosa (Northwest)

Guarded by a Spanish watchtower, Spiaggia della Pelosa is about an hour’s drive from Alghero up to the north-west coast. It’s a dreamy crescent of flour-fine white sand and sparkling emerald water.

Be prepared, as this extremely popular beach gets packed, so best to arrive early and claim your spot, before the sun-worshipers saunter in.

Spiaggia del Principe (Northeast)

Spiaggia del Principe is a popular beach due to its intense blue waters and unusually calm conditions.

Strut this beach like a prince though, as it translates as - ‘Prince‘s Beach,’ supposedly named after Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, who dropped anchor here in the 60’s and turned it into one of the most elite resorts in the Mediterranean.

And although you might not kick sand in the face of actual royalty, you could just breeze past some celebrities and their entourage.

Out of the Sun

Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, situated to the west of mainland Italy.

Surrounded by the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands, Sardinia is solely Italian, granted a special statute of regional autonomy under the Italian Constitution.

Equidistant between the Italian and North African main-lands, this idyllic island was once described by DH Lawrence as ‘lost between Europe and Africa and belonging to nowhere.’

Sardinia is a very ancient island, rich in history and legends, with traces of human settlements going back to the Neolithic Age.

Inhabited for many thousands of years, human remains were discovered on the island in 1979 that dated back to 150,000 BC. In 2004, in a cave in Logudoro, a human phalanx was found that was dated to roughly 250,000 BC.

In more recent years, Sardinia has become a popular tourist destination, particularly for those looking to escape from the common touch. During the high season the island turns into the headquarters of the rich and famous and their parasitical paparazzi, especially on the Costa Smeralda (Emerald Coast).

Sardinia is renowned for its exquisite cuisine, splendid wines and friendly locals and everywhere you go in the Med’s answer to the Caribbean, a thick mantle of aromatic herbs, ‘macchia’ (Mediterranean maquis), covers the land and perfumes the air.

Dan Johnson, Managing Director, comments: “From top to toe of this ‘sandal,’ there is an array of superb sights and sensual smells, but one thing is for certain, there’s no getting away from a coastline blessed with stunningly beautiful beaches.”

TheMoveChannel.com, the leading international property portal, has a selection of new Sardinia property developments including:

· 2 bed apartment (Residential complex with three swimming pools, from £162,340)
· Ogliastra 3 bed villa (Fully furnished, from £95,540)

News submitted by Jon Moore, The Move Channel