Santa Teresa Gallura

Santa Teresa Gallura is Sardinia's northernmost town, overlooking the Strait of Bonifacio opposite Corsica, which can be reached by ferry. It was founded in 1808 by the House of Savoy on a grid plan around the church of San Vittorio, below the 16th-century Aragonese tower of Longonsardo. Its territory is one of Gallura's most beautiful: Rena Bianca beach below the town, the Capo Testa headland with granite rocks sculpted by the wind, the Valle della Luna and the old Roman quarry, and the coves of Santa Reparata and Rena di Ponente. Near the town lies the Lu Brandali nuraghe with a village and giants' tomb. The feast of Santa Reparata, on the second Sunday of September, is organised by the suprastanti committee.

What to see

• Tower of Longonsardo
• Beach of Rena Bianca
• Capo Testa
• Valle della Luna
• Nuraghe Lu Brandali
• Church of San Vittorio

Festivals and traditions

• Santa Reparata, seconda domenica di settembreSeptember

Nearby beaches

• Rena Bianca, Santa Teresa0 km
• Rena di Levante, Capo Testa3 km
• Rena di Ponente, Capo Testa4 km
• Cala Coticcio, Caprera24 km

Nearby hikes

• Valle della Luna, Capo Testa4 km

Nearby towns

• Palau · 18 km
• La Maddalena · 18 km
• Aglientu · 19 km
• Luogosanto · 21 km
• Arzachena · 24 km
• Sant'Antonio di Gallura · 29 km
• Luras · 34 km
• Calangianus · 35 km

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