This five-star establishment, with its typical Mediterranean architectural design, is encircled by the sea and an extensive garden. Each room at the Sporting Porto Rotondo has its own private terrace with views of the sea and direct access to the hotel’s private beach as well as all of the amenities befitting a hotel of this stature.

At our renowned restaurant you can sample traditional Mediterranean dishes while enjoying beautiful views of Porto Rotondo’s marina. The Sporting Porto Rotondo’s restaurant features an a la carte menu. Here even the most demanding palates can savour the most typical Mediterranean dishes while enjoying splendid views of the hotel’s seawater swimming pool and Porto Rotondo’s marina.

The restaurant is also open to clients not staying at the hotel. Another pleasant corner of the establishment is the area of the Piano Bar; its welcoming atmosphere makes it an ideal meeting point for having an aperitif or spending pleasant moments accompanied by piano music. Golf lovers can enjoy their favourite sport 20 minutes away from the Sporting Porto Rotondo at the Pevero Golf Club. There are also tennis courts just 300 meters from the hotel.

Take the SP16 road in the direction of Porto Rotondo.

The Italian island of Sardinia is a place of natural beauty with summer holiday spots, and you will find a very rich history, lively traditions, popular arts, exquisite cuisine and charming inhabitants. The Smeralda or Emeralda Coast is without doubt one of the most famous areas of Sardinia with its spectacular Mediterranean coastline, its colours and its quintessential perfumed thicket fields.

Often found on the covers of jet-set and popular press magazines as a typical getaway for the rich and famous worldwide, there are many areas open to all (even if you don’t have a private villa like football players, aristocrats, movie stars or millionaires).

The entry point to the coast is at the tiny city of Santa Teresa Gallura, found in the northeast corner of Sardinia. On a high rocky cliff, overlooking the deep blue sea, the Longosardo Tower (16th century) was built during the reign of the Kingdom of Aragon. To the left of the tower the coast ascends up to the Rena Bianca Beach and in front of it is the Mónica Island.

It is more than worth your while to visit the Capo Testa with its panoramic view of the coast of Colba Bay and Santa Reparta Bay areas. Three caves are found under the cape and they were used by the Romans as quarries. It is from this spot that the stones were taken to make the columns of the Pantheon in Rome. A little ahead we find the Maddalena Archipelago, a national park which is known as a cetacean sanctuary and a magnificent spot for scuba-diving.

The caves, underwater cannons and rich marine flora and fauna are treasures for scuba-divers from all over the world. The Marine WildlifeReserve of Tavolara Island has been set up to preserve this richness. This archipelago of twenty small islands receives its name from Maddalena Island and crossing a large bridge you can visit the island of Caprera, where Guiseppe Garibaldi decided to spend the last days of his life.

The coastline is marked with rias that enclose small villages and extremely beautiful beaches. One of the most beautiful rias to visit is Arzachena, which holds a small fishing harbour in its centre and is easy to reach by the Olbia to Palau highway. We recommend that you also visit the nuraghe of Albucciu and Coddu Ecciu, and the various menhirs in the zone. The largest city in the area is Olbia, which has an airport that is used by both the rich and famous as well as the low-cost airlines.

Close to Olbia are Sardinia’s most chic towns, which we could sum up by mentioning the two most famous: Porto Cervo and Porto Rotondo. They are towns which were built in the 1960’s by important companies, visited by Arabian magnates, artists, photogenic athletes and VIPs from all over the world. Although Porto Cervo is still growing it retains some of its small town feeling while having all best and most state-of-the-art services.

Just a small trip away takes us to the Marina (there are many signs to help you find it) and the modern marina where you can see the “Azzurra”, an Italian ship that made it to the semi-finals of the 1983 edition of the America’s Cup. Going down a little more, we find the extremely famous Yacht Club, comparable to other exclusive European harbours. But the zone which sets the pulse of Porto Cervo is found close to the Porto Vecchio.

In addition to being a pleasant place to walk around and enjoy, it is also a shopper’s paradise (that is if your wallet can afford big name brands, famous designers and exclusive restaurants). Leaving Porto Cervo, just beyond the small Liscia di Vacca, you find a road on the left that leads to Cala Granu and Capo Ferro where you will find some of the most beautiful beaches facing Bisce Island, although it is difficult to choose which one to visit.

Just before entering Porto Rotondo there is a road leading to the Punta Nughare as well as a beach by the same name. In this small corner of paradise, the blue sea water seems even deeper. You can continue on to a small bay called Ira where the actress Ira Fürstenberg has a luxurious villa. Now it is time to take a break and find yourself something to remember the island by. A possible souvenir would be a bottle of sughero. It’s a bottle filled with liquor, and what is unique about it is that it’s lined with natural cork, formerly common on the island. The most important traditions have remained unchanged over the centuries; this legacy includes the island’s gastronomy, characterised by its delicious native sheep cheeses. The Sardinian wines are full-bodied and we recommend the Cannonau, Monica, Vermentino and Nuragus.