SARDINIA ISLAND

INFO

Ship company:   Saremar or Snav from Civitavecchia (Italy) to Olbia (Italy)

Cost of ship:      120 euro (included car)

Cost for sleep:   15/25 euro per night

Cost for meal:    2/20 euro

Cost for fuel.     1,70 euro/l

Cost of surftrip: 400 euro for 7 days

WHERE TO STAY

      I reccomend staying in Santa Caterina di Pittinuri or Mandriola they are two small villages that are close to beach with the best waves that break in Sardinia. The two small villages are close to the main city Oristano.
  If you want some contact for rent apartments you can send me an e-mail to diego.gogna@gmail.com, I have some friends there that have affordable houses for rent.

S'Archittu - Oristano -

Sunset - Santa Caterina di Pittinuri - 

SARDINIA
      Sardinia is the second largest island of Italy (after Sicily). There are around 290 days per year of wave. It's cool, because when I speak with some people about surfing in Italy, especially foreign surfers, they look surprised. Instead here there are perfect breaks to catch, powerfull and long italian waves.

   

Mini Capo left - rider bs -

I fell in love with this island many years ago, when I went for the first time, I was 12 years old. 

      There is something magical about this atmosphere, all around there is nature, water it's really clean, you can go swimming and look down at the bottom for 20 meters, it's incredible! There isn't traffic, stress or anything else that you can find in a city, if you travel around a bit you can pass through small streets of the villages and it seems that you are going back 20 years.

     Life here slow going, food it's really healthy, if you decide to eat in a small restaurant, you can taste different types of typical food.

Don't forget to taste porceddu (pork), spaghetti with vongole and bottarga, seadas and formaggelle for dessert.

      Local people are distant when they don't know who you are, but if you try to open up to them they give you everything they can do. I have some really good friends there and they are great, honest, generous guys and good surfers.

     I like to show this island to my friends that never visited before, during the last few years, people that are special to me, have traveled there with me. I'll want say to everybody that I spent unforgettable time with everyone of you...?

Arabella - Porto Ferro -

Tass - Porto Ferro -

Zio Piero

Scarparo - Mariermi beach -

Macio - Tharros beach -

Vittorio - Santa Caterina di Pittinuri -

Tharros left - rider Scarparo -

Santa Caterina di Pittinuri - rider Costa Alberto -

Santa Caterina di Pittinuri - rider Vittorio -

Santa Caterina di Pittinuri - ?? -

Cross step - rider Julien Cossu -

SURF TRIP & SURF SPOT

Map: http://g.co/maps/8mgw5

Webcam Mini Capo (west coast): http://www.nelsinis.it/webcam.asp 

Mini Capo

      When I went to Sardinia I preferred go to the west coast for surfing, where you can find many different spots. From Olbia to Oristano you must drive for two hours on the high way (it's free).
From Oristano you can decide where to surf,  depends on  the wind, normally the best wind in Sardinia is from north/west (mistral).

Capo Mannu

Mini Capo

Best wave season: all year

SCIVOLO, MINI CAPO, CAPO MANNU

      When you arrive in the village Putzu Idu,  drive past all the houses, at the end of the road on the left will be Leopori Bar, turn left and continue straight. 

      You can see the first spot 'Scivolo' where there is a restaurant with the same name. The second spot go ahead on the left side, you can see a green house, there is Mini Capo.

      The last one and the most famous spot is Capo Mannu, after the second one go along the coast for 300 meters and you arrive in paradise.

SURFSPOT CHARACTERISTIC

type:                  poinbreak

direction:           left/right

bottom:              rocks

crowd:                crowded

swell direction:   NorthWest




S'ARCHITTU'

      Drive from Putzu Idu to the north. The landscape is amazing; there is a beautiful natural rock arc at this spot. In the high season it illuminates all night! You can surf here when the other spots are really big.

SURFSPOT CHARACTERISTIC

type:                  poinbreak

direction:           left/right

bottom:              rocks

crowd:                few surfer

swell direction:   NorthWest

Aloha!

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