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Arbatax
is a small port bordering
Tortoli, Sardinia.
The name is derived from the
Arabic for "13th
Tower" and refers to the nearby watchtower. |
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The port is used by ferries from
Civitavecchia and is
also monopolised by the marine constuction company Intermare, who build gas
rigs and vessels. The marina is one of the cheapest in Sardinia and provides
an excellent base for exploring the splendid Eastern coastline. |
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The famous "Trenino verde" tourist train chugs up into the mountainous
hinterland. |
Mussels are farmed in the nearby lag oon
and fresh fish are on sale from the fishing cooperative. The red rocks are
the most photographed but least impressive feature in Arbatax. The least
photographed but most impressive feature must be the wonderful view from the
lighthouse which sits above the village. |
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The mountains behind are the highest in the
Island. |
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Beside the harbour rises a tower from the
seventeenth-century while to the right is a prophyry quarry. On the sea, the
silhouette of the famous porphyritic reef known as “red rocks" from Arbatax.
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In addition, there is a passageway dug into
the rock through which access to a small beach at the feet of the rocky
walls can be had.
Off in the distance, on a point in the southern part of the headland and 3
km away, is the S. Gemiliano Tower. |
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All of this together with the ample choice
of excursions in the inland areas make Arbatax a particularly pleasant
seaside area and place to stay. |
