Best Sandy Beaches in Sardinia

We rank the 38 sandy beaches in Sardinia. Cala Brandinchi (Italy) comes first with 4.8 / 5, followed by La Cinta Beach, La Pelosa.

The sea reaches about 24 degrees C in season, and most of these beaches are at their best from June to September. 31 of the 38 have easy access, and 13 are hidden gems.

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1Cala Brandinchi

San Teodoro, Sardinia, Italy · 4.8 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A long bay of fine pale sand and very shallow, clear water backed by stone pines, with Tavolara island rising on the horizon.

2La Cinta Beach

San Teodoro, Sardinia · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long strip of soft white sand and shallow turquoise water just outside San Teodoro, with a lagoon behind it.

3La Pelosa

Stintino, Sardinia, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A shallow white-sand lagoon facing the Torre della Pelosa at the northwest tip of Sardinia.

4Porto Giunco

Villasimius, Sardinia · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A wide sandy beach in the south-east of Sardinia, with an old watchtower on the headland and a lagoon behind.

5Tuerredda Beach

Teulada, Sardinia, Italy · 4.7 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A crescent of fine pale sand and shallow turquoise water on the south coast of Sardinia, facing a small island just offshore.

6Cala Sisine

Baunei, Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Challenging access · about 24 °C

A remote cove in the Gulf of Orosei, where a green canyon opens onto pale sand and shingle.

7Li Cossi

Costa Paradiso, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A small sandy cove on the north coast of Sardinia near Costa Paradiso, set between red granite rocks with green-blue water.

8Piscina Rei Beach

Muravera, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A long beach of fine sand on the south-east coast of Sardinia in the municipality of Muravera, with clear water and dunes behind the shore.

9Punta Molentis

Villasimius, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

A small beach of pale sand and clear shallow water near Villasimius, between low granite rocks.

10Spiaggia di Capriccioli

Capriccioli, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Capriccioli is a small beach on the Costa Smeralda in north-east Sardinia, with fine light sand, rounded granite rocks and shallow clear water.

11Spiaggia di Notteri, Villasimius

Villasimius, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Easy access · about 26 °C

Notteri is a long beach of fine white sand near Villasimius, on the south-east tip of Sardinia, with a coastal lagoon behind it where flamingos can sometimes be seen.

12Spiaggia di Piscinas

Arbus, Costa Verde, Sardinia · 4.6 / 5 · Moderate access · about 22 °C

A wild, long beach backed by some of the tallest sand dunes in Europe, on the Costa Verde of south-west Sardinia.

13Baia Sardinia Beach

Baia Sardinia, Arzachena, Costa Smeralda, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Baia Sardinia is a small resort on the Costa Smeralda in north-east Sardinia, with a sheltered bay of coarse sand, granite rocks and clear water.

14Cala Cipolla

Chia, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A pretty bay on the south coast of Sardinia near Chia, with soft sand, clear water and a rocky headland.

15Cala Mari Pintau, Sardinia

Mari Pintau, Quartu Sant Elena, Cagliari, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Cala Mari Pintau is a small cove of white sand and rocks on the south-east coast of Sardinia, with very clear water and low granite cliffs on either side.

16Cala Pira

Castiadas, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A sandy cove on the south-east coast of Sardinia near Castiadas, with clear water and Mediterranean scrub behind the beach.

17Costa Rei

Costa Rei, Castiadas, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

A long beach of fine white sand and clear shallow water on the south-east coast of Sardinia.

18Is Arutas

Cabras, Sinis Peninsula, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A beach on the Sinis peninsula in west Sardinia, known for sand made of tiny quartz grains in many colours that give the shallow water a clear, bright look.

19Le Bombarde Beach, Alghero

Le Bombarde, Alghero, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Le Bombarde is a bay of fine white sand north of Alghero on the north-west coast of Sardinia, with clear turquoise water and pine trees behind the shore.

20Portixeddu Beach, Buggerru

Portixeddu, Buggerru, Sud Sardegna, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Portixeddu is a long beach of golden sand on the Costa Verde of south-west Sardinia, backed by tall dunes and a river mouth.

21Portu Illixi Beach

South-east Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 25 °C

A quiet sandy bay in south-east Sardinia with clear water, low scrub behind the beach and a wild, unhurried feel.

22Sa Colonia Beach

Chia, Domus de Maria, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A sandy beach at Chia on the south coast of Sardinia, with a coastal lagoon behind it where pink flamingos sometimes feed.

23Spiaggia di Capo Coda Cavallo

Capo Coda Cavallo, San Teodoro, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Capo Coda Cavallo is a protected headland south of San Teodoro in north-east Sardinia, with a long curve of pale sand, red granite rocks and clear turquoise water.

24Torre dei Corsari

Costa Verde, Sardinia · 4.5 / 5 · Moderate access · about 24 °C

A wide sandy bay on the Costa Verde in south-west Sardinia, with dunes and clear water along a long sweep of beach.

25Cala Liberotto, Orosei

Cala Liberotto, Orosei, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Cala Liberotto is a beach on the Orosei coast of eastern Sardinia, with fine sand and small pebbles, pine and juniper trees behind and rocks at the ends that are good for snorkelling.

26Cala Sinzias

Castiadas, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A wide, gently shelving bay of fine pale sand and shallow turquoise water in south-east Sardinia, with granite rocks and pines on both sides.

27Li Mindi Beach, Badesi

Li Mindi, Badesi, Sassari, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Li Mindi is a wide beach of golden sand in Badesi on the north coast of Sardinia, backed by dunes and Mediterranean scrub near the mouth of the Coghinas river.

28Porto Ferro Beach

Porto Ferro, north of Alghero, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Porto Ferro is a beach of golden sand on the north-west coast of Sardinia, north of Alghero, set between low cliffs with an old watchtower on the headland above.

29Porto Pollo Beach, Palau

Porto Pollo, Palau, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Porto Pollo is a pair of bays on either side of a narrow isthmus in northern Sardinia, near Palau.

30Rena Bianca

Santa Teresa Gallura, Sardinia, Italy · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 22 °C

A pale sand beach beside the town of Santa Teresa Gallura, with clear water and granite rocks at the end of the bay.

31Santa Maria Navarrese Beach, Ogliastra

Santa Maria Navarrese, Baunei, Ogliastra, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Santa Maria Navarrese is a small resort on the east coast of Sardinia, with a bay of sand and pebbles beside a Spanish watchtower and an ancient olive tree near the church.

32Solanas Beach, Sardinia

Solanas, Sinnai, Cagliari, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Solanas is a long beach of fine pale sand on the south-east coast of Sardinia, with low dunes, juniper bushes and a sea that is calm and clear.

33Spiaggia di Maria Pia, Alghero

Alghero, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Maria Pia is a long beach of pale sand and shallow water just north of Alghero, backed by pine trees and low dunes.

34Spiaggia Guidi, Carloforte

Carloforte, Sardinia · 4.4 / 5 · Easy access · about 23 °C

Spiaggia Guidi is a small sandy cove on the island of San Pietro, off the south-west coast of Sardinia.

35Budoni Beach

Budoni, Sardinia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A long sweep of fine white sand and clear shallow water on Sardinia north-east coast, backed by dunes and juniper.

36Isola Rossa Beach, Sardinia

Isola Rossa, Trinita d Agultu, Sardinia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 25 °C

Isola Rossa is a small seaside village on the north coast of Sardinia, named after a red porphyry island joined to the shore, with a Genoese tower on top.

37Spiaggia del Lazzaretto

Alghero, Sardinia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

A sandy beach near Alghero on the north-west coast of Sardinia, in the sheltered Porto Conte area.

38Spiaggia del Poetto, Cagliari

Cagliari, Sardinia · 4.3 / 5 · Easy access · about 24 °C

Poetto is the long city beach of Cagliari, a wide band of pale sand running for several kilometres beneath the rocky headland of the Sella del Diavolo.

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Included when the shoreline is mostly of this type, then ranked by our editorial score. See how we rate beaches for the full method.

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