Parco Naturale di Molentargius
This former salt-producing landscape has become one of the Mediterranean’s most unusual urban nature reserves. Shallow pink-hued salt pans stretch across the wetlands, where flocks of flamingos wade year-round. Walking and cycling paths are available throughout the lagoons, and visitors can explore the park by bike, on horseback or simply on foot, making it ideal for birdwatching and sunset strolls between city and sea.
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Sun-bathing spot beneath long rows of cream-coloured umbrellas by day, dance floor by night – Le Palmette has it all. Along the promenade, the restaurant serves the day’s freshest seafood alongside fregula (the island’s delicate toasted semolina pasta, resembling couscous) and culurgiones (Sardinia’s potato-and-mint-filled dumplings). Just minutes from Sella del Diavolo and the harbour of Marina Piccola, it’s also a perfect place to start the day before setting off to trek the saddle-shaped promontory.
