Stintino

Stintino is a former tuna-fishing village on the northwest tip of Sardinia, on a narrow peninsula between two seas. Its fame comes from La Pelosa, a beach of fine white sand and shallow turquoise water guarded by a Spanish watchtower, where visitor numbers are limited in summer. The village keeps its two small harbours and a museum of the tuna fishery. From Stintino boats cross to Asinara, a former prison island and now a national park with white donkeys and empty coves. Wind on the western shore suits kitesurfers. Beaches and the island excursion make Stintino worth a few days.