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Check availabilityHoliday Home · Teulada, Southern Sardinia
Where the silence of the stones can still tell stories of abundance and of life on the land.
The Sardinia that endures
Teulada is a genuine village in the heart of the Sulcis, a few kilometres from the unspoilt beaches of Sardinia's south-west coast. Crystal-clear water, the scent of Mediterranean scrub and thousands of years of history are waiting for you a few minutes' drive away.
Our holiday home is in the historic centre, at Via Cavour 33 — the historic S'arruga 'e is Portalis — a short walk from the shops, restaurants and local markets.
The place
Welcome to Via Cavour, the street that the beating heart of Teulada once respectfully called S'arruga 'e is Pottalis.
Picture the rhythmic sound of hooves on the cobbles as the sun goes down. This is where the day came to an end: between these narrow walls, the ox-drawn carts came back from the fields, laden with fruit and hard graft. It was no ordinary thoroughfare, but a parade of pride and prosperity.
What opened onto this street were not plain doorways, but true symbols of rural nobility.
These imposing wooden portals were the secret thresholds of the well-to-do houses; while the elegant façades looked out onto the parallel arruga deretta, it was here, round the back, that a family's real economic strength was revealed.
Today, staying at S'arruga 'e is Portalis Holiday Home means steeping yourself in that glorious past. You will be guests of a street that has kept its soul intact, a corner of Teulada where the charm of the old world is interwoven with the quiet of the present.
Keepers of a destiny — the secret thresholds of the well-to-do houses.
To own them was to rule the land.
Wide spaces ready to take in the riches of the harvest.
Even today those portals stand up to time.
Where to stay
Two self-contained flats in the same house in the historic centre, both around 60 m², air-conditioned and made for unhurried stays: one for couples, one for families.
Apartment
The Mirto apartment is ideal for a couple, or a couple with a child. It has a living room with a kitchenette, a study, a bathroom and a double bedroom, with a cot on request.
The rooms are air-conditioned and come with a washing machine, flat-screen TV and internet connection.
Apartment
The Maestrale apartment is ideal for a couple or for families of up to 4 people plus a baby. It has a living room with an open-plan kitchenette, a bathroom, a double bedroom and a single bedroom.
A cot and an extra bed can be added on request. The rooms are air-conditioned and come with a washing machine, flat-screen TV and internet connection.
In both apartments
Air-conditioned rooms, a well-equipped kitchen and an internet connection: the house is made for self-catering stays, with the village and the sea within easy reach.
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Where to head for the sea
The most iconic beaches between Teulada, Domus de Maria and Sant'Anna Arresi — including those inside the Capo Teulada military range — with driving times from the house, parking, facilities and practical tips.
Teulada · 10 min by car
Porto Tramatzu beach is a lovely bay in southern Sardinia, famous for its very fine white sand and its turquoise water, shallow and safe. Facing Isola Rossa and surrounded by Mediterranean scrub, it has all the main facilities (beach clubs, bar, parking and equipment hire), which makes it perfect for families and for relaxing.
Teulada · 10 min by car
Torre del Budello beach (Su Portu de S'Arena) in Teulada is a small, quiet bay of about 100 metres, watched over by an old Spanish tower. With amber-white sand mixed with pebbles, a turquoise sea and views of Isola Rossa, it is a wild spot with no facilities, perfect for anyone after a rest in unspoilt nature just a few steps from the marina.
Teulada · 14 min by car
Also known as the "Americans' beach", this is a more secluded, wilder cove beyond Teulada harbour, tucked into a bay sheltered by the cliffs. Perfect if you are after silence.
Teulada · 30 min by car
The famous white dunes, up to 30 metres high, which front a wild beach at the far end of Porto Pino, within Teulada's boundaries. Military state land with limited daily numbers: you can only go in during the permitted periods and opening hours.
Photos taken on the spot
Teulada · about 15 min by car
Campionna beach is a lovely free, uncrowded cove at Teulada (southern Sardinia), near Capo Malfatano and Tuerredda. With a bed of sand and pebbles set among Mediterranean scrub, it offers clear turquoise water and a seabed ideal for snorkelling and for anyone after peace and quiet in nature.
Teulada · about 15 min by car
Larboi beach (or Porto Larboi) is a small, quiet free cove along the SP71 at Teulada, near Piscinnì beach. With a bed of golden sand mixed with pebbles and tucked between the cliffs, it offers clear water shading from green to turquoise, a seabed ideal for snorkelling and a wild, unspoilt feel.
Teulada / Domus de Maria · 12 min by car
A snug cove below the Spanish tower, with the lagoon behind it and granite cliffs on either side. Good even when the sirocco blows.
Teulada · 15 min by car
A deep inlet sheltered by the Capo Malfatano headland, with emerald-green water and few people even in August.
Teulada · 18 min by car
The best-known beach on this coast: a crescent of brilliant white sand with the islet of Tuarredda just offshore, which stronger swimmers can reach.
They can be reached by sea only during the authorised openings, usually in July and August, on the boat or dinghy trips that leave from Porto Teulada. Do ask us: we will help you check the calendar of openings and find the right trip.
Teulada — military range · by sea only
A wide sandy bay inside the Capo Teulada joint-forces range, closed by land for almost the whole year. Reachable only by sea, on the dinghy trips from Porto Teulada.
Teulada — military range · by sea only
A remote cove of sand and pebbles on the Capo Teulada side, inside the military area: often deserted and with astonishingly clear water. Reachable only by sea.
Teulada — military range · by sea only
Considered one of the most beautiful beaches in Italy, a stone's throw from the southernmost point of Sardinia. It lies inside the military range and can be reached only by sea, on the boat trips from Porto Teulada.
Just beyond the village boundary, between Domus de Maria and Sant'Anna Arresi, there are five beaches well worth the half-hour drive: Is Solinas, Cala Cipolla, Su Giudeu, Porto Pino and Chia — Porto Campana. They are the most famous on this stretch of coast — dunes and centuries-old junipers, islets you can wade out to, shady pine woods and lagoons with flamingos — and also the best equipped, with kiosks, sunbed hire and kitesurfing schools. You can do any of them in a day: 22 to 26 minutes from the house.
Sant'Anna Arresi · 22 min by car
A long, quiet beach looking out to the island of Sant'Antioco, much loved by local families. Beautiful at sunset.
Domus de Maria · 24 min by car
A small cove framed by centuries-old junipers at the southern end of Chia. Natural shade in the morning, spectacular light at sunset.
Domus de Maria · 25 min by car
A vast stretch of white sand with the islet of Su Giudeu, which you can wade out to. Dunes and junipers behind it, one of the loveliest spots in southern Sardinia.
Sant'Anna Arresi · 25 min by car
Kilometres of white sand in front of a shady pine wood, with the lagoons and the flamingos a short distance away. The best-equipped beach in the area.
Domus de Maria · 26 min by car
Chia's main beach, below the Aragonese tower: wide, breezy and with a bird-rich lagoon behind the dunes.
Sea forecast
Real-time sea conditions and how busy the beaches are, beach by beach.
Wind and waves
Wind, wave and temperature forecasts for the Teulada coast, updated in real time.
How to plan your days
Ready-made routes, written by people who live here: which beaches in which order, how much time you really need, what has to be booked in advance and what depends on the wind. Follow them to the letter, or use them as a rough guide.
3 days
Beach tour
The coast road down to Tuerredda, the white dunes of Is Arenas Biancas inside the military range and the shallow water at Portu Tramatzu, with drinks at the harbour as the sun goes down over the bay.
5 days
Beach tour
The long version: the same big beaches, plus the coves you skip in three days — Larboi, Piscinnì and the Americans' cove — and half a day at sea out to Cala Zafferano.
1 day
Inland
The day you leave the sea behind you: the Is Zuddas caves inside Monte Meana, the woods of Pantaleo with a picnic in the shade, Santadi with its two museums and the Carignano winery.
Summer in Teulada
Write to us to find out when the two apartments are free: we answer ourselves, not a call centre.
Directions
Cagliari-Elmas airport: about 70 km, a little over an hour's drive. We recommend hiring a car to get to the beaches.
ARST services from Cagliari bus station to Teulada (route 129), several times a day.
SS195 as far as Teulada; the house is in the historic centre, at Via Cavour 33.
The nearest beach is 10 minutes away; the best-known ones — Tuerredda, Su Giudeu, Chia — between 18 and 26 minutes.
The Teulada town council Facebook page: keep up with all the summer events.
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For availability, rates or advice on the beaches, do write to us: we reply in person.
