Sardinia has 1,800km of coastline and approximately five beaches the international visitor knows. Cala di Volpe, Liscia di Vacca, Spiaggia del Principe — all gorgeous, all overrun in August. The interesting question for our principals is not which beach to visit but how to access the ones nobody mentions. This is the FFGR Italia approach to a Sardinian summer.
The Costa Smeralda Set Piece
For first-time visitors, the standard package is correct : Hotel Cala di Volpe or Hotel Romazzino as base, lunches at Phi Beach, dinners at La Plage near Pitrizza, sunset at the Pevero Hotel terrace. We coordinate the chauffeur service from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (10 minutes from Porto Cervo) and provide the daily Mercedes G63 AMG that the Costa Smeralda set has expected since the 1970s.
For repeat visitors, the question becomes how to escape the Costa without losing the standard. The answer is south.
Cala Goloritzé and the East Coast
Cala Goloritzé in the Gulf of Orosei was named Italy's most beautiful beach for ten years running until UNESCO protection capped daily visitors at 250. Access is by foot (90-minute hike) or by boat (40 minutes from Cala Gonone). We arrange the boat option with private mooring 30 minutes early, allowing you to be on the beach before the day-tripper count caps at 11am.
Adjacent : Cala Mariolu, Cala Luna, Cala Sisine. All accessible by tender from Cala Gonone or by helicopter from Olbia. We have the Cala Gonone boat fleet on retainer ; the Olbia helicopter fleet on call.
Stintino and the West
Far from Costa Smeralda — 250km west, near the Asinara island national park — sits La Pelosa beach near Stintino. White sand, water like a swimming pool, and a strict daily quota of 1,500 visitors that requires booking weeks in advance. We hold quota allocations.
Asinara island itself : a former prison, now a national park. Day-trip access is by ferry but the park rangers run a private vehicle service for VIPs (€2,200/day, 4WD jeep + ranger guide). Wild horses, white donkeys, deserted prisons. The least-visited Sardinian experience available.
The South Coast and Chia
Chia, on the southern coast 60km from Cagliari, is where the Roman ruins (Nora) sit on the same coastline as Tuerredda beach — turquoise water, soft sand, and a single beach club (La Tarantella) that does not advertise. We arrange day boat charters from Cagliari Marina with morning at Chia, afternoon at the Su Giudeu lagoon (flamingos), and return to Cagliari by sunset.
For the operationally serious, a 4-day Cagliari–Chia–Stintino–Costa Smeralda traverse covers all four coasts of Sardinia in one trip. We coordinate the helicopter Cagliari–Olbia (45 min, €4,800) to make this practical.
Booking and Logistics
Mercedes G63 AMG daily standby Costa Smeralda : €1,200 (10h, driver, fuel). Boat day charter Cala Gonone : from €3,400 (Falcon 36, captain, fuel, no provisioning). Asinara private 4WD : €2,200. Helicopter Cagliari–Olbia : €4,800.
Lead time : 30 days April–June and September. 60 days July–August (peak). Inside 14 days during August we cannot guarantee G63 — the inventory is fully booked across the island. WhatsApp +33 7 43 46 14 91 with arrival/departure dates and beach priorities.