Gulf di Tortoli is entered between Isola dell’Ogliastra and Capo Bellavista, marked by a light, 2.5 miles S. Winds from the NW and NE quadrants come up suddenly and blow with extreme violence in this vicinity. They may last for 4 or 5 days and are preceded by whitish clouds ...
Isola dell’Ogliastra, 47m high, lies 3 miles S of Punta Pedra Longa and is in front of Lotzorai beach. It is reddish, rocky, and covered with scanty vegetation. Several rocks extend up to 0.2 mile seaward off its NE side.There are many coves that offer tamporal anchorage . The ...
Anchorage can be taken, in a depth of 15m, sand and weed, about 0.2 mile SSW of Isola dell’Ogliastra or in a depth of 8m, about 200m W of the islet, but these berths are dangerous in SE winds.
The port of Arbatax lies in the S part of Golfo di Tortoli and on the N side of the promontory of Capo Bellavista. It is the only refuge on the E coast of Sardegna to the S of Olbia.
Tel. 0782.667405 Fax 0782.664359 Berths: 400 Berths Transit: 150 (<80 m)
San Gemiliano cove opens at the most northern end of a long beach, sheltered by the promontory of Bellavista cape and a small tip that comes off, at the top of which stands the ruined tower `San Gemiliano. The western side of the tip is bordered by emerging rocks and shoals and ...