Gallura is granite country, with wind-carved pink rocks and maquis. On the north-east coast the Costa Smeralda, created in the 1960s, offers Porto Cervo and beaches such as Capriccioli and Liscia Ruja.
A short ferry from Palau takes you to the Maddalena archipelago national park and to Caprera, where Garibaldi lived. Santa Teresa di Gallura looks across to Corsica, and south of Olbia lies San Teodoro with Cala Brandinchi.
Don't miss
- Porto Cervo
Heart of the Costa Smeralda - Capriccioli
Small coves among granite - La Maddalena
The archipelago's main town - Caprera, Compendio Garibaldino
Garibaldi's house and tomb - Santa Teresa di Gallura
Rena Bianca beach facing Corsica - Capo Testa
A labyrinth of granite - Cala Brandinchi
San Teodoro's little Tahiti - Tempio Pausania
The granite town among cork oaks
Places to stay in the area
Tours in the area
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