Sardinia: Arbatax Ogliastra - Hotel Sardinia Ogliastra

Welcome to Ogliastra, a pristine corner of Sardinia, rich in marvellous and spectacular natural scenery. The origin of the name Ogliastra can be found in the number of wild olive trees that flourish in this zone. Others tent to believe the name comes from the peak of Agugliastra, on the coast of Baunei. Here, behind the promontory of Capo Bellavista, where the lighthouse is located, we find the fishing village of Arbatax, located near the port which it takes its name. The delightful village owes its charm to a number of elements. The name Arbatax, for example, in Arabic means "14". It would in fact seem that the tower of San Michele, located in this village, is the fourteenth tower from the South of the island. But Arbatax is also the red bluff know all over the world for its red rocks" that rise over the sea that evoke other-worldly image in stark contrast to the azure sea below. Arbatax is also the panoramic point that faces the little Cala Moresca, a narrow strip of sand set in a stretch of coastline where the rock alternate with the red porphyry granite. But Ogliastra is not only the sea. Nature boasts various attractions and itineraries of rare beauty inland as well. Urzulei is dominated by an impressive "heel". Here there are kilometres of grottoes, breathtaking gorges like the famous Gorropu with 400 metres high walls that can compete with any canyons on the American continent. Baunei, which is nestled against the mountainside where there are the calcareous high plains of Golgo, whose circular abyss reaches into the bowles of the earth. Jerzu, famous for is cultivation of vineyard  and because it is the land of the Cannonau grapes. Ulassai, for the enchanting Su Marmuri grotta. The grotta of Is Ianas, in the Sadali territory. Perda'e Liana, an impressive calcareous donjon on the Ogliastra slope of the Gennargentu. From the mountains to the sea, across a steep and inaccessible coastline we come across some inlets that can be reached only by sea, famous and coveted around the world for their pristine beauty and the nature that surrounds them: Cala Sisine, Cala Biriola, Cala Mariolu, Cala Goloritze and Perda Longa, a 128 metres-tall monolith that is reflected in the mirror of the sea and is also known as Agugliastra.
This is Ogliastra, between the sea and the mountains, between nature and tradition, rich in is multifaceted diversity, places man as well as the tourists in a position to appreciate a natural environment that is still, in many ways, uncontaminated.
The charm of these places, which are still isolated and wild, will haunt you even after you have left them. The regret of having to leave can only be compensated by the thought that one day you may return to this corner of paradise called Ogliastra.