Sardinia: almost a continent

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Gulf of Oristano



The Gulf of Oristano (Italian: Golfo di Oristano) is a gulf in the Sardinian Sea, near Oristano, in the western Sardinian coast.
It is limited from north by the Cape San Marco, in the Sinis peninsula, and from the south by Cape Frasca. It faces the provinces of Oristano and Medio Campidano. Near the gulf area several wetlands (such as the Stagno di Cabras, the Stagno di Mistras and the Stagno di Santa Giusta).
The main human activities are fishing, fish farming and the manufacture market connected to fish, including the production of botargo. Tourism is also increasingly important, especially in the localities of San Giovanni di Sinis, Marina di Torre Grande and Arborea Lido.

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View from google streetview: Pistis beach



Pistis
Is a growing small tourist centre, it surmounts both the S’Enna and S’Arca creeks, which are very rocky and jagged, characterized by basalts and beaches shaped by the wind and by the sea action, and the 1.5 kilometers long beach of Is Arenas 'e S'Acqua and S'Ollastru which arrives to the Torre dei Corsari tourist centre.

The sea
as said, Pistis offers a huge sandy shore among high dunes together with several natural little pools suitable for children' amusement. Its extent guarantees quite and peace even in the summer week end.
S'Enna e S'Arca bay is a paradise for fishermen due to its impassable and secluded reef.

The dunes
characterize all Costa Verde but here in Piscinas, Scivu, Torre dei Corsari and Pistis they show a real saharian habitat.
The Mistral gives incessantly force to the sea to gather lots of sand on the coast and to push them to the hinterland, then it moulds dunes continuously.
How's strange, even if the habitat seems to be hostile to vegetation, here juniper and mastic well growth as well as in spring wallflower, sea lily and yellow corn poppy

Facilities
Pharmacy and first aid station are at Torre dei Corsari (10 km far).
Renting a house is the only available tourist accommodation, you can get it by the owners or by local agencies, infat there are no other kind of tourist receptivity at all.
A few of facilities are at visitors' disposal, a kiosc on the beach, renting beach umbrellas, deckchairs, canoes, twin-hulled boats, rubber dinghies.

Advices
Sea
The sea of the Costa Verde is typical of the western of Sardinia, it is spectacular and wild, seldom calm, so formidable and sometimes hostile. It is evident that on days when the sea is more agitated and necessary care and caution.
Shopping
Pistis doesn't have supermarkets, you can supply in Guspini and Terralba or in the closest village Sant'Antonio di Santadi (3 km far).
Water
The houses are well equipped with thousand litres tanks (actually there is a two time almost a week of stream water supply) that guarantee undrinkable water. It's suitable for cooking and washing only, so you must stock drinkable water free by sources in Marceddì, Terralba e Guspini or otherwise buying it.
Fuel supply
In the sea place of Pistis there are no refueling stations for fuel, the closest petrol stations are located in Terralba, San Nicolò d'Arcidano and Guspini.

How to get there
Pistis can be reached from either North or South along the state road SS 131, and also can be reached by the resort and localities of Costa Verde.
Coming from the North along state road SS 131, leaving the state road to Marrubiu, is also possible an alternative route, much shorter, making the dam of Marceddì, the dam is not practicable but is commonly used.
Coming from the South along state road SS 131 out of the state road in Sanluri or coming from the South along state road SS 126, for example from Fluminimaggiore.
http://www.lacostaverde.eu/sea/pistis/pistis.htm



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[Martin H Unzon]

Que hermosa tierra a la que nos liga a los latinoamericanos algo de sangre en comun...

[Linguine]

nice photos and nice read.....thanks.

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Porto Pino

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Old South Sardinian Houses


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[trevor60]

Dune bianche - Porto Pino Teulada

Quarzo - Is Arutas

Girl - Is Arutas

Ulassai - Ogliastra

[anticalcare]

che bel quarzo!

[w3deco]

Belle foto trevor!

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City of Olbia



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[Linguine]

again, beautiful photos....

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Baunei - Ogliastra area



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[The-E-Vid]

Sardinia is awesome!

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Isili - Lake San Sebastiano



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Sardegna, Isili (CA), lago San Sebastiano con affiorante il tacco calcareo che nella sua sommità ospita la chiesetta omonima raggiungibile quando il lago artificiale è in secca.

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[Scba]

Floating...

[anticalcare]

Originally Posted by w3deco

Baunei - Ogliastra area



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bella

[lezgotolondon]

just amazing!