Embraced by a spellbinding landscape, ‘strategically’ positioned for exploring one of the most captivating coastal stretches of the Mediterranean and well connected to the port and airport of Olbia, Portisco is an ideal destination just outside the Costa Smeralda, suitable for all types of tourists and equipped with every comfort. Villas and residences, hotels and beaches in the renowned resort occupy the western part of the Gulf of Cugnana, along with a picturesque and well-equipped tourist port, the Marina di Portisco, continuously prized with the Blue Flag award as a tourist port since 2016, thanks to its clear waters, environmental protection and quality of services. The opposite end of Portisco is represented by a strip of semi-outcropping rock that ends near the granite islet of the same name, covered in Mediterranean greenery and embellished with wild, deserted coves.

Between the port and the Island, there is a strip of fine-grained white sand, with shallow waters and a few rocks. You will be surprised by the two colours of the sea - turquoise near the shoreline and cobalt blue offshore. The beach is perfect for families, thanks to the gently sloping seabed and the numerous services present, parking, refreshment areas, beach equipment and boat rentals. That’s not all... it is also an attraction for diving and snorkelling enthusiasts, especially around the rocky coves.

The scenery is magnificent: on your left, there’s the cliff and the islet of Portisco, while on your right, beyond the marina, is the Gulf of Cugnana and, in front of it, at the opposite end of the bay, Portisco's ‘neighbour’, namely Porto Rotondo. From the port, you can take a boat to discover the Costa Smeralda beaches, the islands of Mortorio and Soffi, with their little coves and natural pools, and move towards the Arcipelago della Maddalena Park, 60 islands and islets with magical and protected beaches.

If, however, you are moving by land along the ‘panoramic’ provincial road SP 94, you will cross the southern border of the Costa Smeralda and you can admire its jewels: starting from Rena Bianca, named after the white colour of its sand, where the cliffs frame the emerald green sea, while the shoreline is tinged with pink due to the small grains of quartzite. Continuing north, you will come across Razza di Giunco, where the beach dotted with pink granite rocks alternates with fjords, islets and promontories, and Petra Ruja, ‘coloured’ by distinctive red rocks. The pink water’s edge returns at Liscia Ruja, the largest Costa Smeralda beach, surrounded by Mediterranean scrub, followed by the bay of Cala di Volpe, one of the best-known destinations of the ‘Costa’. Its landscape is fairytale-like: the deep blue sea, with its granite rocky outcrops, opens up before myrtles and junipers.