Golfo Aranci

Golfo Aranci is the ferry-port village, on a peninsula between Olbia and the open sea at the foot of Capo Figari. Its name comes from a mistake: in Gallurese the place was the golfo di li ranci, the gulf of crabs, which an 18th-century mapmaker turned into the gulf of oranges. It has been a municipality since 1979. The area has fine beaches and coves, from Cala Moresca to Spiaggia Bianca, and off Capo Figari lies Figarolo island with its mouflon. Inland are the nuragic sacred wells of Milis and Sa Testa. A fish festival is held in June, and ferries leave for Livorno and Civitavecchia.

What to see

• Capo Figari e isola di Figarolo
• Cala Moresca
• Spiaggia Bianca
• Sacred well of Milis
• Sacred well of Sa Testa
• Church of Nostra Signora del Monte

Festivals and traditions

• Sagra del pesceJune

Nearby beaches

• Pittulongu, Olbia6 km
• Liscia Ruja9 km
• Capriccioli10 km
• Spiaggia del Principe13 km
• Porto Istana14 km

Nearby towns

• Olbia · 13 km
• Loiri Porto San Paolo · 21 km
• Arzachena · 21 km
• San Teodoro · 26 km
• Telti · 27 km
• Sant'Antonio di Gallura · 27 km
• Padru · 27 km
• Palau · 28 km

Sources: Grande Enciclopedia della Sardegna; ISTAT. Original texts by Gotosardinia.