Italy · South Sardinia
Yacht Charter Cagliari
A Pisan citadel above a lagoon of flamingos, with the Costa del Sud and Villasimius either side of it.
Cagliari has been the capital of Sardinia since the Phoenicians and it looks it: a walled citadel of pale limestone on a hill, a Roman amphitheatre cut into rock behind it, and a lagoon at the edge of the city where several thousand flamingos live all year. It is also the gateway to the southern coast, which is a different Sardinia from the granite of the north — longer beaches, warmer water, and far fewer boats.
The city above the port
Il Castello is the old quarter, walled by Pisa in the thirteenth century, and its two white towers still stand over the gates. The Bastione di Saint Remy is the terrace everybody walks up to at seven in the evening, and the view runs from the port to the salt flats.
Underneath it, the Marina quarter is the old fishermen's grid and where the town eats. The port itself is right below, so the walk from the passerelle to dinner is a matter of minutes.
What the southern coast gives you
East of the city, Villasimius and Capo Carbonara sit inside a marine protected area with granite islets offshore and water that reads Caribbean in flat light. Punta Molentis and Cala Giunco are the anchorages people come back for.
West, the Costa del Sud runs to Chia and Tuerredda through dunes and juniper, with the Roman city of Nora on a promontory halfway along — mosaics and a theatre with the sea behind them.
Practical notes
- A full day's sail from Olbia round the eastern coast, or reached directly — Cagliari Elmas airport is fifteen minutes from the port
- The port sits below the old town: the walk from the passerelle to dinner is a matter of minutes
- Villasimius and Capo Carbonara are a marine protected area; anchoring is zoned and the crew hold the detail
- May and October work here in a way they do not further north — the south of the island runs warmer
Reached from: Olbia
Where to dine
A table by the water
Dal Corsaro
CagliariOn the Marina side, with a star and a kitchen that treats Sardinian produce as seriously as anywhere on the island.
Fork
CagliariA small room in the old grid doing modern Sardinian cooking without ceremony.
Su Cumbidu
CagliariSuckling pig, pane carasau and Cannonau, which is the island's own cooking rather than the coast's.
What to do
Anchorages & excursions
Il Castello
The walled quarter fortified by Pisa in the thirteenth century, with two white towers still standing over the gates.
Molentargius
The lagoon at the edge of the city, where several thousand flamingos live all year.
Villasimius and Capo Carbonara
A marine protected area east of the city, with granite islets offshore and shallow, exceptionally clear water.
Nora
A Roman city on a promontory west along the Costa del Sud, with mosaics and a theatre facing the sea.
The fleet
Yachts available for Cagliari
Vessels that operate here, from flagship motor yachts to smaller crewed boats. Every rate is quoted on enquiry.
Good to know
Questions we are asked about Cagliari
- How is southern Sardinia different from the north?
- Longer beaches, warmer water, fewer boats and a season that runs wider at both ends. The north is granite and short hops; the south is sand, dunes and open anchorages.
- What is worth sailing to from Cagliari?
- Villasimius and Capo Carbonara to the east, inside the marine reserve, and the Costa del Sud westwards to Chia and Tuerredda, with the Roman city of Nora on a promontory on the way.
- What does a yacht charter in Cagliari cost?
- It depends on the yacht, the season and the crew, so we quote on enquiry rather than publish a figure that would be wrong for most weeks.
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