Castelsardo: how to get there from Olbia, Porto Torres and Cagliari

Maybe, you have discovered this village thanks to friends or relatives who have spent a holiday there, on the north coast of Sardinia. However, it doesn’t matter how you have discovered it, you wish to see this places. It happens that your vacation will be to the north coast of Sardinia. And you want to know how to get to Castelsardo.

Good reasons to visit Castelsardo

It would be enough to say that this is one of the most beautiful places of Sardinia, and you can get an idea by looking the photo. In addition to this, Castelsardo is one of Italy’s most beautiful villages, overlooking a sea that has no equal in the world. It is an ancient medieval town that over the centuries has remained intact. From here, you can admire a splendid panorama of Asinara.

Hot to get to Castelsardo

• From Olbia. From here, there are two ways to get to Castelsardo. The first is the coastal road, through the state highway 125 and continuing to Santa Teresa di Gallura. The second is an internal road: take state highway 127 to Tempio Pausania, from here continue towards Aggius, Valle della Luna, Viddalba and Castelsardo. In both cases, it takes about an hour and a half.
• From Porto Torres. It is the main tourist port in the Province of Sassari. From Porto Torres, take the state highway 200: passed Lu Bagnu beach, you arrive at Castelsardo. The journey will take about half an hour.
• From Cagliari. It takes almost three hours to get from Sardinia capital city to Castelsardo by car. From Cagliari, take the state highway 131 to Sassari and Porto Torres.

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