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Your travel guide to Costa Smeralda with the best beaches, shopping places, golf and Yacht Club

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Porto Cervo is the heart of Costa Smeralda a coastal strip in Northern Sardinia, with its undisputed beauty and acclaimed as one of the world wide jet set spot. Known for its white sandy beaches, such as Capriccioli and Liscia Ruia just to mention a few and its clear waters, it has always been a point of attraction for many people from all over the world.

Airport & Marina

Nearest airport is Olbia Costa Smeralda – distance 25 Km

Nearest private jet airport is Olbia Eccelsa General Aviation – distance 25 Km

Helicopter pad in Porto Rotondo and Porto Cervo

Available Marina for yachts up to 90 m. within a range of 20 Km along the coast

  • Marina Porto Rotondo

  • Marina Portisco

  • Marina Porto Cervo

  • Marina Poltu Quatu

Beaches and Beach Clubs

Check our recommendations for a day on the beach on the Costa Smeralda:
http://guru.isleblue.co/en/articles/5842328-sardinia-beach-recommendations

Shopping

The most prestigious fashion houses, the most exclusive jewellers, the finest craftsmanship. The Walk of Porto Cervo is a shopping paradise disputed by the most International Brands: from Bulgari and Dolce & Gabbana, Versace to Valentino, Prada, Trussardi, from Rossetti to Cartier. Brands always wishful to have a venue overlooking to the street tiled of antique cotto , regularly attended by crowned heads, business leaders and sheikhs from the credit card of unlimited availability. The Walk, facing the Sea, has a landlocked in “ The Piazzetta, and continue underneath the Square , that we call Sottopiazza, where we have other places to high concentration of boutiques and ateliers. A commercial center for gourmets it is also found in Porto Cervo Marina, on the promenade that runs along the docks of the marina.

Pevero Golf Club

Opened in 1972, the 18-holes of “ Pevero Golf Club “ represents a very popular sports center, which hosts events and races also in the spring and in autumn. The technical characteristics of the ground make extremely difficult the path, built in the ridge between the “Cala di Volpe”, “ Mount Zoppu “ and the “ Great Pevero” - and according to the Golf Magazine it's placed among the first fifty Golf Courses in the world.

Porto Cervo Marina and Yachting Club

In summer time there is a parade of beautiful yachts, personalities: every day there are many exclusive events and parties. In the centre of Porto Cervo you can enjoy a fascinating walk: from the little Chiacchiere’s square until the Sottopiazza it is full of alleys, windows, balconies, constructed in the typical style of the Costa Smeralda. Moreover the picturesque church of “ Stella Maris” offers an extraordinary view of “Marina di Porto Cervo”. The night makes Porto Cervo a fascinating place, where the light reflecting on the water creates a magic atmosphere. In the western side of the port there is the “Marina di Porto Cervo”, it is one of the biggest of the Mediterranean area, and just a few can compete with the beauty of its surrounding.

The Yachting Club - YCCS

The YCCS currently organizes a range of super-yacht regattas as well as World and European Championships for classes such as the TP52 class, the Farr 40 class, the International 12-metre class, Melges 32, Melges 24, Veteran and Maxi classes. The 2012 sailing season sees the YCCS organize the Audi European Championship Melges 32, the Rolex Swan Cup and the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship within the traditional Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup as well as newer super-yacht events such as the Loro Piana Super-yacht Regatta and the Loro Piana Caribbean Super-yacht Regatta & Rendezvous in Virgin Gorda, BVI. Continuing the Club's quest for innovation and excellence, the YCCS inaugurated a new winter Clubhouse in January 2012 in Virgin Gorda, BVI where it already manages a purpose-built super-yacht marina. The new TP52 Azzurra will also debut in 2012 on the international sailing circuit with Audi Azzurra Sailing Team.

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