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Guest User: Very good hotel, the front desk also helped us contact the local roast pig, please be sure to go to the fire roasted store, the others are baked in the oven is not interesting! The hotel's own dinner is also delicious, it is a little expensive, recommend a wave!
Via Alfonso Lamarmora, 4
From AU$ 173
Sopart: We absolutely loved our stay at Il Nuovo Gabbiano. The location is fantastic, right next to the port and in the centre of everything. The beach is only a 2 minute walk away! The view from the balcony was incredible with stunning views of the sea and mountains. Despite it being right next to the port, noise was minimal. Breakfast was extra at €14pp each day however we chose to buy juice and pastries from the nearby supermarket to have out on the balcony every morning. The room was fairly big and contained a mini bar (only containing bottles of water) and coffee/tea making facilities. The hotel itself was clean and the staff were always friendly and helpful. There’s no parking, however we parked in the port across the road for €6 per day. We came later in the day so we managed to find a spot, it gets quite packed early morning. The hotel restaurant does great food, I would recommend the Sardinian ravioli with potatoes and cheese!
Piazza del PortoPiazza del Porto
From AU$ 60
Guest User: Pro : - location Cons : - At a distance of 10 meters, the bells of the city clock in Dorgali start ringing from 07:30 in the morning. The hotel will offer you for free earplugs
Piazza Santa Caterina, 2
From AU$ 149
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DAY 1 — Cagliari • Poetto Beach 🌅 ✈️ Arrive in Sardinia 🏨 Check into your accommodation 🏘️ Explore the charming Old Town of Cagliari 🏖️ Unwind at Poetto Beach 🌅 Catch the sunset 🍝 Enjoy an authentic Italian dinner DAY 2 — Cala Goloritzé 🩵 🚤/🥾 Head to Cala Goloritzé ⛰️ Admire the limestone cliffs and turquoise bay 🏖️ Relax on the beach 🤿 Go snorkeling 📸 A day dedicated to capturing stunning ocean views DAY 3 — Gulf of Orosei • Boat Trip 🚤 🚤 Cruise through the Gulf of Orosei 💙 Stop by Cala Mariolu 🏝️ Visit Cala Luna 🤿 Swimming + Snorkeling 🍴 Lunch during the trip 🌅 Return to accommodation in the evening DAY 4 — Costa Smeralda 💎 🚗 Explore the Costa Smeralda coastline 🏖️ Visit beaches with crystal-clear water 🤍 Stroll through Porto Cervo ☕ Café hopping 🍝 Dinner by the sea 🌅 Watch the sunset DAY 5 — Slow Morning ☕ 🌤️ A relaxing start to the day 🥐 Breakfast + Italian Coffee 🏖️ One last stroll along the beach 🛍️ Souvenir shopping 🧳 Check-out and head home ✨ Highlights: Cala Goloritzé 🩵 • Cala Mariolu 🏝️ • Cala Luna 🌊 • Gulf of Orosei 🚤 • Costa Smeralda 💎 • Italian Food 🍝
Having left Club Esse Palmasera for various reasons, we were superbly welcomed with a luxurious sea-view room right by the pool. The dining experience was top-tier! The location is very beautiful and well-maintained, with excellent entertainment provided by talented and accommodating staff. Despite being near the port, the nearby beach (Isolotto di Palau) was just 150m away, requiring a short walk through the adjacent Capo d’Orso residence, making it super convenient—especially for families with young children and strollers. Palau’s town center, about 500m from the property, was easy to reach, and parking was available directly outside the hotel. The only downside of Club Esse was the lack of a true all-inclusive option for drinks and snacks outside meal hours, which would have been appreciated considering the Plus service payment—we expected at least water and coffee during the day.
#easytravelpost Cala Budelli (Spiaggia Rosa) is in the La Maddalena archipelago, NOT the Golfo di Orosei—but it's the "pink beach" everyone confuses with Orosei, so I'll flag it: 2 hr drive Nuoro→Olbia→Palau, ferry to La Maddalena (€30 car), boat to Budelli (no landing on the pink sand since 1990s, €20–30 tour). I did it as a 2-day side trip from Cala Gonone. The cliff moss is the Budelli north headland (not the closed pink sand): Racomitrium and Sphagnum in the granite-heath seep, Fissidens on the wind-clipped ledge where the view opens to the pink cove from above—the pink is Miniacina miniacea foraminifera shell crush, the moss is the only green on the glare-white granite. I viewed from the 100 m cliff above the roped-off sand at 09:00, the moss silver, the pink flat and empty (no footprints allowed). La Maddalena boats enforce a 50 m no-anchor zone on the pink sand. Mistake: I tried to "just walk the pink sand" from the Budelli ranger station—€500 fine, it's fenced since 1994; view from the cliff or a licensed boat 50 m off. Another: I drove Nuoro→Palau same day as a Cala Gonone boat—too much; sleep in Palau. Would you detour to Budelli pink beach + cliff-moss headland as a 2-day break from Orosei, or stay in the gulf and skip the Maddalena confusion?
#easytravelpost "Cala di Luna" is the same beach as Cala Luna (851) but the angle here is the cliff-top: the abandoned shepherd huts (pinnette and masonry) 80 m above the cave beach, reachable by the Supramonte path from Cala Fuili or the Codula di Luna exit. I trekked Fuili→Luna (07:00 start), then climbed the west spur to the hut ledge at 10:00. The cliff moss is the hut ledge: Hylocomium and Sphagnum in the ruin drainage where the shepherds kept goats, Fissidens on the limestone blocks of the collapsed pinnette, and the cliff drop to the cave beach has Metzgeria on the seep—the huts sit where the moss holds soil, the only buildable ledge for 200 m. I ate lunch in the lee of a hut wall, the moss 2 m off, the sea emerald below, a raven caching cheese crust. The huts are unstable—don't lean on walls, they're 100-yr dry-stone. Mistake: I thought "cave dwellings" meant I could sleep in the beach caves—coastal caves are flood-risk and protected, the Supramonte huts are unsafe; camp at Cala Luna's back meadow (wild, technically tolerated off-season, not Jul–Aug). Another: I climbed the spur without poles and the limestone grass was slick; the 80 m is short but exposed. Would you trek to Cala di Luna's hut ledge for the dwelling-moss view and descend to the caves, or just boat the beach and skip the climb?
#easytravelpost Cala Cartoe is a granite-cove cluster 6 km north of Cala Gonone (not the limestone south gulf—different rock, different moss), driveable via the Dorgali→Cala Cartoe road, free parking, three small bays (Cartoe, Osalla, S'Abba Druche). I drove from Cala Gonone at 07:00 in June, had Cartoe alone. The cliff moss is the granite rounded outcrops: Polytrichum and Hylocomium in the joint-cracks where rainwater pools, Fissidens on the pink-grey granite seep (granite holds moss differently—acidic, slower, greyer-green than limestone), and the cliff above the north bay has Sphagnum in the heath hollow behind the scrub. I sat on a granite whale-back at 07:30, the moss cool under my palm, the sea flat, a gull on the next rock. Cartoe has a summer kiosk (cash, pricey panini), no QR cap, no boats needed—local secret versus the south-gulf circus. Mistake: I came expecting limestone cliffs like Goloritzé and was confused—Cartoe is granite, lower, gentler, better for kids; don't bring climbing dreams. Another: I drove the last 1 km of dirt in a sedan after rain and bottomed out; dry-day or 4×4. Would you drive Cala Cartoe for the granite-moss bays at 07:00 and skip the boat queues, or commit the south-gulf Zodiac instead?
#easytravelpost ala Gonone is the harbour village 40 min from Nuoro, the launch point for every Orosei boat (motorboat €40–50, Zodiac €85–100, RIB rental €160/day no-licence to 40 HP), with free harbour parking and a string of kafeneia. I based here 3 nights, used it as the 06:30 departure hub. The cliff moss is the port's north headland (Punta Salinas): Fissidens and Hylocomium in the rock-cut drainage where the old tonnara (tuna trap) stood, Sphagnum in the seasonal spring above the Palmasera beach, and the cliff behind the harbour has Racomitrium on the limestone where the Supramonte drops 700 m to the sea. I walked the north headland at 05:45, the first boat revving at 06:30, the moss silver, a peregrine off the cliff. Cala Gonone has ATMs but the boat kiosks take cash for the €1–7 QR top-ups—carry €50. Mistake: I booked a Zodiac online for 09:00 and it was sold out by 08:00 pickup—in Jul–Aug book 2 days ahead, pay deposit via WhatsApp, confirm the morning before. Another: I parked in the harbour lot thinking it was free and got a €40 tow—free lot is 200 m up Via Lungomare, harbour front is residents/disabled. Would you base in Cala Gonone for the 06:30 boat rhythm and headland-moss dawn, or sleep in Dorgali (cheaper, 15 min drive) and sacrifice the harbour morning?
#easytravelpost Cala Fuili is the last road cove north of Cala Gonone—drive to the end of Via Cala Fuili, free parking, short stair descent to a pebble beach, and the start of the 7 km coastal path to Cala Luna (2.5–3 hrs). I slept in Cala Gonone (€70 room), drove to Fuili at 06:45 in June, started walking at 07:00. The cliff moss is the path's first 2 km: Hylocomium and Sphagnum in the holm-oak shade where the Supramonte meets the sea, Fissidens on the limestone blocks the path cuts through, and the cliff above the tiny cove of Cala Fuili itself has Metzgeria on the seep—the path climbs to 100 m ledges, the moss glows in the east light. I passed one goatherd, zero tourists, reached the Cala Luna overlook at 09:00, dropped to the cave beach by 09:40. The path is rough limestone—poles help, 2 L water minimum, no source until Cala Luna's seep. Mistake: I started at 10:00 once and hit Cala Luna at 13:00 with the boat crowds—06:30 start from Fuili gives you Luna before the 09:00 boat. Another: I drove a rental Fiat to Fuili in July and the lot was full by 08:30; park in Cala Gonone and walk the extra 20 min. Would you walk Cala Fuili→Cala Luna coastal path for the cliff-moss ledges at 07:00, or drive Fuili, swim, and skip the Luna push?
#easytravelpost Cala Sisine is where the Codula di Luna canyon meets the sea—a shingle fan with a freshwater stream running across it in spring, 4 km south of Cala Luna, boat-only (€40–50 circuit) or the multi-hour Supramonte traverse (Selvaggio Blu territory). I took the Cala Gonone motorboat (€45 pp), landed 12:00 in June, waded the stream. The cliff moss is the canyon mouth: Cratoneuron and Sphagnum in the streamside reed bed (giant Arundo donax + oleander), Fissidens on the boulders the canyon vomits out, and the 200 m limestone wall has Racomitrium only on the north seep—the rest is bleached white. I sat where the stream met the sea, the moss squelching, a kingfisher off the canyon, the water shifting from fresh to salt in 2 m. No kiosk, no QR (Sisine isn't capped like Goloritzé/Mariolu), but the boat window is 40 min—pack lunch. Mistake: I came in late August and the stream was a trickle—May–June for the real river-mouth marsh, Sep for swim-only. Another: I wore trail runners in the stream and the limestone cobble rolled my ankle; sandals with grip for the wade. Would you boat Cala Sisine for the canyon-moss river mouth at noon, or trek the Codula di Luna from Gola di Gorropu (full-day, guided) and beach out at Sisine?
#easytravelpost Cala Goloritzé is the southern icon—143 m limestone pinnacle (Aguglia), a sea arch, white pebbles, UNESCO Natural Monument, 250 pax/day cap, €6–7 Heart of Sardinia QR, boats forbidden to land (swim from offshore anchor). Hike from Su Golgo plateau (Baunei side) 3.5 km / 90 min down, 2 hrs up; or boat from Cala Gonone/Santa Maria Navarrese and swim in. I did the Su Golgo hike at 06:30 in June, paid €7 QR at the trailhead kiosk, descended through holm-oak woodland. The cliff moss is the pinnacle's north base: Polytrichum and Fissidens in the limestone seep where the Aguglia weeps after rain, Sphagnum in the holm-oak leaf-litter on the upper path, and the arch's underside has Verrucaria (black crust) mixed with green Fissidens where the spray hits. I reached the cove at 08:00, the moss silver, the spire pink in the low light, maybe 12 people total. By 11:00 the cap of 250 was visibly filling—rangers count at the trailhead. Mistake: I hiked back up at 13:00 and it was 34°C on the limestone—descent by 08:00, swim, ascend by 10:30, or you'll crawl. Another: I tried to photograph the arch from a hired RIB that "landed" me—skipper got a €500 fine; boats must stay 100 m off, swim in only. Would you hike Su Golgo→Goloritzé for the spire-moss dawn at 08:00, or boat-snorkel from Cala Gonone and swim ashore (no QR queue at sea, but cap still applies)?
#easytravelpost Cala Mariolu is 3 km south of Cala Luna, a small pebble cove with white-and-pink cobbles ("mermaid's tears") and a 700-visitor/day cap enforced via Heart of Sardinia QR (€1 fee, book 72 hrs ahead in Jul–Aug). Boats from Cala Gonone circle it but you swim ashore; Santa Maria Navarrese is closer from the south (35 min by RIB). I took a Zodiac from Cala Gonone (€95 pp, 8 hrs, 12 pax max), anchored 50 m off at 11:30 in June. The cliff moss is the limestone apron above the pebbles: Racomitrium on the wind-clipped ledge, Fissidens in the spring trickle at the north end (where the "Mariolu" monk-seal name comes from), and the cave mouth at the south side has Metzgeria on the seep. I snorkeled the north reef at 12:00, surfaced, hauled onto a pebble, the moss 3 m above my head glowing in the glare. No kiosk—carry water + panino, the €1 QR is checked by roving rangers. Mistake: I showed up without the QR in July and the ranger turned me back to the boat—book the code before you leave Cala Gonone, even on a private RIB. Another: I anchored on the posidonia meadow (the green seagrass) and the skipper fined me €150 equivalent in shame—anchor only on sand, never the meadow. Would you Zodiac Cala Mariolu for the pebble-moss north spring at 11:00, or hike in from Su Golgo (90 min) and skip the boat circus?
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