Cala Luna

Golfo di Orosei, Sardinia · 🇮🇹 Italy

Pale sand and clear water beneath gaping limestone caves, the best-known cove on the Golfo di Orosei.

Water at Cala Luna (Golfo di Orosei, Sardinia, Italy) runs to about 26°C at the height of the season, and Jun-Sep is the window to aim for.

Sea temperature

~26°C in the warm season

Water

Vivid clear turquoise

Sand

Pale golden sand backed by huge shady caves

Swimming

Clear and deep-shelving; calm most summer mornings

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Reached by boat from Cala Gonone or a two-hour gorge hike, framed by limestone cliffs

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Giorgio Galeotti (CC BY 4.0) · source