A postcard landscape: Porto Istana

The idyllic composition of colours of the sea and the sun lights that reflect on the water make Porto Istana as a tourist destination which has a strong charm. Its place name is addressed to the small port of the dock of the boats. The cove extends to few kilometers in the South of Olbia, district of the North-East Sardinia, delimited by rocks and vegetation typical of the Mediterranean scrub, despite a composition of a group of four beaches that are divided by some rock zones. It is well linked to Olbia through ferries and public vehicles and it is provided with many services, that make the stay nice and comfortable: minimarkets, restaurants, bars and tobacconist’s, rental of skates and boats, pay parking. The sea flora and the abundance of fishes attract the lovers of scuba diving and of snorkeling, which is a sport that is played swimming through only the aerator to a depth from zero to five meters. 

The beach is situated at the base of the massive granite promontory of Capo Ceraso, whose hills protect the beach from northwest wind letting it an ideal seaside, thanks to the shallow and sandy sea bottoms too. The crystal clear water of the sea, that has changeable colours from the emerald to the blue and finally to the turquoise, makes the scenic design of Tavolara Island that stands out on the horizon. The gushing rock of the Tyrrhenian Sea, that has the characteristic structure of the Phaeacia ship petrified by Poseidon according to the classical mythology, is the framework of one of the most charming landscapes of the Island. Watching it, staying on one of the small rocky protuberance, that are more evident than the sea bottom, calls to mind the representative postcards of the place. The picture is the same: this is the magic of Porto Istana.