From Santa Teresa di Gallura, a sign- posted road on the left takes you in just a few minutes to Capo Testa. This isn’t a beach but a headland joined by an isthmus, with a cliff and sea suitable for bathing.
Trip to Capo Testa - Sardinia
You reach the cape by crossing a landscape of maquis. Down below, the headland suddenly appears,
a staggering world of rock and wind
with a thousand shapes. In Roman times ships loaded with slabs of granite
for great building works in the capital sailed from here.
Vacation on the beaches of Barisardo
Arrived to Capo Testa you have to explore one of Sardinia’s most spectacular beaches populated by giant boulders and bizarre rock formations sculpted by the heavy winds and roaring surf so typical for this region: and here is also a perfect place to clear your mind and relax.
The eastern region of Gallura stretches from Sardinia's northern tip at Capo Testa to Nuoro in the middle of the island. The region's main properties is granite of all forms, shapes, sizes and colours. Natives from this part of Sardinia say that Capo Testa is the realm of the 1000 shapes.
