Spiaggia del Principe

Costa Smeralda, Sardinia · 🇮🇹 Italy

The jewel of the Costa Smeralda, a horseshoe cove of emerald water rimmed by pink-flecked sand.

Sea temperature

~24°C in the warm season

Water

Emerald and turquoise, crystal clear

Sand

Fine pale sand with a faint pink tinge

Swimming

Calm, shallow entry, excellent

Best time to visit

Jun-Sep

Setting

Granite headlands and maquis of the Emerald Coast

Beach type

Tropical & turquoise

Region

Europe

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Photo: Alistair Wettin (CC BY-SA 4.0) · source