I`ve been lucky enough to visit and live on beaches all around the world, and in my experience, you usually have to travel to remote, hard to reach places to find ones that haven`t been ruined by over-development and commercial tourism. This isn`t the case in San Pietro as all the beaches are within a short drive or bike ride from wherever you are on the island, and I can also honestly say that they are amongst the most beautiful I`ve ever seen. There are some simple reasons for this. They are natural, unspoiled, and empty.
Nature is left to do what it does best, regulate itself. Some years there are eight beaches, and depending on the winter storms, the next there might only be six. Sand isn`t shipped in at a great expense to nature; we simply go to another beach where there is some. During the winter, some beaches are covered with kelp, torn from the seabed, and deposited on the shore where it plays host to the Islands fauna. Then when another storm hits, it disappears back into the sea.
Resulting in virgin clean sand, and quite often, you are the first human to feel it between your toes.
Location: East coast
Distance from Carloforte: 2 km
Accessible: By car, bike, foot, and bus
Amenities: Sailing club
Type: A long straight beach with shallow waters and a sandy sea bed, beautiful views of southern Sardinia.
Suitability: An excellent beach for young children and water sports.
Location: East coast
Distance from Carloforte: 3.04 km
Accessible: By car, bike, foot, and bus
Amenities: Carpark
Type: A stunning medium-sized beach protected from the northern winds with shallow waters and a sandy sea bed.
Suitability: A great beach for the family.
Location: West coast
Distance from Carloforte: 6 km
Accessible: By car, bike, and bus
Amenities: Carpark – Restaurant – Bar – Toilets
Type: The largest beach on San Pietro and one of the most beautiful, it`s long with shallow waters and sandy seabed, backed by natural dunes.
Suitability: Everyone
Location: South coast
Distance from Carloforte: 6 km
Accessible: By car, bike, and bus.
Amenities: None
Type: A small natural beach with magical rock formations either side, great for snorkeling, and coastal walking.
Suitability: Couples and friends.
Location: South coast
Distance from Carloforte: 5.5 km
Accessible: By car, bike, and local bus.
Amenities: Carpark – Restaurant – Bar – Toilets
Type: A truly breathtaking medium-sized horseshoe-shaped beach with small cliffs either side and rock pools.
Suitability: A fabulous family beach.
Location: Southeast coast
Distance from Carloforte: 4.72 km
Accessible: By car, bike, and bus
Amenities: Carpark
Type: A beautiful horseshoe-shaped beach with rocky cliffs either end, the seabed is a mix of sand and rock
Suitability: More suited to couples without children
Location: East coast
Distance from Carloforte: 3.90 km
Accessible: By car, bike, and foot.
Amenities: Beach cafe` bar – beach furniture rentals
Type: Medium-sized beach protected fro the northern winds with shallow waters and a sandy sea bed,
Suitability: A stunning family beach.