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BurgerQueen Says: I definitely suggest taking a stroll in Calasetta. Beside the city main square, a lot of nice streets will make the perfect scenery for a relaxing walk back home after a day spent sunbathing.Remember to climb up to the tower (visible from everywhere!) to enjoy a panorama on...
BurgerQueen Says: Chia is 1 hour by car from Calasetta and Sant'Antioco on the way to Cagliari, but if you love nice beaches and sea, that's the place for you. Chia beach is a huge bay and can thus be very windy. If it is too much windy, you can move to the close Cala Cipolla (Onion Bay :-)),...
BurgerQueen Says: I definitely suggest stopping on the bridge connecting the San Teodoro island to Sardinia mainland at sunset. Besides the stunning colours of the sky reflecting into the sea, you'll have the chance to see a large number of pink flamingoes resting in the calm water of this...
BurgerQueen Says: Le Saline is one of Calasetta beaches which absolutely deserves a visit.Being a bay, water is very calm and the atmosphere is relaxed. Remember to bring some food if you intend to spend the whole day there because the city is quite far and there is no bar or stall selling...
BurgerQueen Says: Calasetta beach can quickly be reached on foot from Calasetta downtown.Our impression on this beach is definitely positive. Since there are a lot of beaches on San Teodoro island, none of them is too much crowded, including Calasetta beach.Water is very clean, above all on...
giampiero6 Says: The North Western Shores of the Island of Sant'Antioco on which Calasetta is situated is characterised by steep and high cliffs overlooking the ocean. It's a great spot from which to stare out at the wine dark sea. At some spots intrepid travelers can find cracks in the face...
Agriturismo Agrifoglio: Great local food
BurgerQueen Says: We arrived to Agriturismo Agrifoglio because it was suggested by a friend of us living in the area, and I must admit that we had a great dinner.Being a real agritourism, you cannot book your table for a specific time, you have to be there by the time you are told when you...
Restorante Calasettano: My best meal in Sardegna
jeffmartinartist Says: I did not ask to see a menu and was treaded like a guest in a loving family home. I ate an antipasto of shellfish, small fish cakes, baby octopus, local tuna and anchovies. I was then served cous cous with wild boar and then a hand made pasta with potato and pesto. Just when...
Sea Food and Agriculture. The World's Finest
giampiero6 Says: The freshest seafood fished straight from the surrounding waters. Calasetta has an outstanding tradition as a world class producer of food.The fish caught off it's shores...the high grade tuna, and highly prized mediterranean fish is matched by the world's finest tomatoes,...
giampiero6 Says: Ahhhh, the nightlife. OK. I was mostly in tiny beach towns, but in the summer the nightlife is pretty good. Everyone stays up very late...even children and for the adults go to the disco. Modest by big city standards but great because you do it outdoors in the beautiful...
giampiero6 Says: If you find yourself here. You are about 5000 miles off course. This Sardinia is in South Carolina and the picture makes a great postcard that I sent to my friends in Sardinia (italy). Sardinian roads are not as wide and spacious as the roads in America, but a major rehab of...
giampiero6 Says: Getting to Calasetta is relatively easy with the (being enhanced) Cagliari (soon to be) International Airport. It's a small and relatively efficient little airport. Flights generally connect through Milano, Rome, Naples, Genova, Verona and a few others. In the summer...
giampiero6 Says: Especially in the smaller towns people are extremely, hospitable and kind. It's in their nature to give. But you must pay attention and return the favor. Really it's only good manners, but alot of people don't have them. In much of Sardegna (less in the interior) and...
Anti Tourist Trap. Calasetta is not Costa Smeralda
giampiero6 Says: Calasetta is not the Costa Smeralda or the jet set hot spots. It's stil possible to get a relatively untouristy experience. Most tourists come from Italy and some from northern europe and scandinavia. I've met only a handful of americans since I was a child. It's still a bit...
giampiero6 Says: Bring the regular stuff and also bring a good beach bag to carry the towel, water and umbrella parents love so much. Bring some good water shoes for walking on the rocks. none
giampiero6 Says: Castello di Siliqua. This ruined castle lies a top a hill and offers a beautiful panorama of the Sulcis region! The view is great and for fans of Dante...it is the setting for Count Ugolino's cannibalism of his son. Climb up it, but try not to go in the summer...tooo hot!
Ferry from Calasetta to Carloforte
giampiero6 Says: Take a ferry from Calasetta to Carloforte on the Island of San Pietro. Great beaches and a quaint little town! (about 40 minute ferry ride).Personally I think that the town of Carloforte is more scenic than Calasetta with it's windy streets. The beaches are a little farther...
giampiero6 Says: The beaches here are small half moon coves with fine all shell, white powdery, sand. There are 3 main beaches. Sotto Torre...which is the closest to town and is pictured in the intro. It is considered the children's beach. Le Saline, is, in my opinion, the most beautiful...
Beautiful Beaches,Wonderful People, Superb Food!
giampiero6 Says: Visit the beautiful beaches, eat the unbelievable food, meet the warm and lovely people and just enjoy yourself. There are far too many fondest memories to list, but I think the place perfectly encapsulates the true essence of the term Mediterranean. The quality of light,...
giampiero6 Says: LOOK AT THAT WATER !!!!!!!!! Find your own natural swimming pool and do some scuba diving. We found this spot and had a great time in the clear blue water! The Mediterrannean is quite warm compared to the Pacific near my usual home and even in October and Novermber it is...
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Calasetta is a small town (population 2,745) and comune located on the island of Sant'Antioco, off the Southwestern coast of Sardinia, Italy. While the town itself dates to 1770. In the middle of the 16th century a group of Ligurian families - many of them from Pegli near Genoa - moved to a deserted island off the coast of the Tunisian city of Tabarka in order to work the waters as coral fishermen. These families worked under the tutelage of the wealthy Genoese Lomellini family. These enterprising Ligurian families of Tabarka quickly expanded from coral fishing to trade between the African interior and European markets. Soon, they rose to positions of wealth and success and were awarded the titles of Marquis of Tabarka. Originally the Tabarchini (as descendants in Calasetta are sometimes still called) were protected by the Spanish crown, but increasing population strain, incursions by Barbery pirates, and expansionist competition by France began a long period of trials for many Tabarchini. Nido dei Passeri rock on the coast of Calasetta. In 1738 a group of Tabarchini decided to leave the island off the Tunisian coast permanently. They were received by King Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy in the Kingdom of Sardinia, who gave them the Island of San Pietro to settle. When the Bey of Tunis learned that the Lomellini family intended to cede control of the island to his enemies the French, he invaded the island, destroying homes and warehouses and capturing and enslaving much of the population. Part of the liberated Tabarchini settled in Carloforte, in the San Pietro Island, while other received permission to settle the unhinabited Sant'Antioco, then originating the village of Calasetta. In 1773, more colonists from Piedmont asked for permission to settle Calasetta, but illness and unexpected conditions caused them to return almost immediately. The local dialect, called Tabarchino, is still today similar to that spoken in Pegli and Genoa. Today Calasetta is a favored tourist destination with gorgeous half moon beaches, a charming port, and a bustling fishing industry.
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Calasetta is a magnificent and beautiful spot on the small island, L'isola di Sant' Antioco, off the Southwestern Tip of Sardinia. It features beautiful little half moon beaches, superb water, some of...
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Calasetta is located on the Northern part of San Teodoro island, which is connected to Sardinia mainland by means of a bridge dating back to Roman times (of course, it has been continuously...
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I made this sketch from inside a cafe at the port of Calasetta on the day we arrived. I remember it like it were yesterday. It was blowing a gale, the rain was heavy and the boats were bobbing up and...
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I don't need to say this is a postcard but ... I'm sorry to say I have never been to Calasetta nor to Sardegna, a thing I have to make up for... in the meantime I take to drink to console ;-)...
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