Costa Smeralda
A stretch of coast in northern Sardinia, some 20 kilometres long, of granite headlands, coves and clear green water. It was developed as a resort from the 1960s around Porto Cervo, and the name, the Emerald Coast, once covered only a small part of Arzachena.
- Where
- Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.1000, 9.5000
Get the Costa Smeralda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Costa Smeralda. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Sardinia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Costa Smeralda
La Maddalena Archipelago 16 km
A group of islands in the Strait of Bonifacio, between Sardinia and Corsica, that together form the comune of La Maddalena. Boat trips run among the granite islands and their beaches, including Budelli, known for its pink sand.
Lavezzi Islands 34 km
A scatter of granite islets and reefs in the Strait of Bonifacio, between Corsica and Sardinia. Boats from Bonifacio bring visitors to swim in clear coves among smooth, rounded boulders.
Neptune's Grotto 127 km
A stalactite cave at the foot of the cliffs of Capo Caccia, near Alghero, found by local fishermen in the 18th century. It is reached by boat or down the Escala del Cabirol, a stairway of more than 600 steps cut into the cliff face.
Calanques de Piana 154 km
Jagged red cliffs rising from the Gulf of Porto on the west coast of Corsica, between Ajaccio and Calvi. Wind and weather have carved the rock into strange shapes, the coast road from Piana winds through them, and they form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Su Nuraxi di Barumini 161 km
A Nuragic site at Barumini, the best known of the stone tower complexes raised by Sardinia's Bronze Age people, with a village clustered around its central fortress. Its name simply means The Nuraghe in the southern Sardinian language, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Ostia Antica 244 km
The excavated port city of ancient Rome, at what was once the mouth of the Tiber, about 25 km from the capital. Silt has since pushed the sea 3 km away, leaving streets of shops, apartment blocks, baths and a theatre to walk through, its name from the Latin os, mouth.
St Paul Outside the Walls 262 km
One of Rome's four major papal basilicas, built over the traditional tomb of the apostle Paul outside the old city walls. Its vast nave of columns is ringed by mosaic portraits of every pope, and it is still the church of the Benedictine abbey beside it.
Trastevere 262 km
The old quarter across the Tiber, its name from the Latin trans Tiberim, beyond the Tiber. Narrow cobbled lanes, ivy on the walls and small trattorias fill the streets around its old basilica of Santa Maria, and it is at its liveliest after dark.
Questions
Where is Costa Smeralda?
Costa Smeralda is in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are La Maddalena Archipelago (16 km), Lavezzi Islands (34 km), Neptune's Grotto (127 km).
How do I get the Costa Smeralda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Costa Smeralda and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sardinia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Costa Smeralda before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sardinia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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