Is Arenas Camping Village

Networked by streams, dotted with waterfalls and covered with maquis shrubland and wild forests of evergreen oak, the UNESCO-listed Sinis peninsula has options galore for hiking, wildlife spotting and birdwatching. Even by Sardinian standards, the area surrounding the site is especially famed for watersports too. Rent windsurf kit, sailing boats, motor boats and other equipment on the east side of Cape Mannu at Mandriola, or take your board to the cape waves hankered after by surfers from all over the world. More peacefully, arrange a scuba diving excursion or a boat trip to the island of Mal di Ventre from Mandriola, or have a heritage day among the several areas of historical and archaeological importance on this part of the peninsula, such as the ancient city of Tharros near the village of San Giovanni di Sinis. Also within easy reach is the beach of Is Arutas, famed for its rice-grain sands made up of millions of pieces of pink, white and green quartz.