Cala Goloritzé
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Italy · Baunei, Sardinia · #1 of Italy's ten by fame

Cala Goloritzé

A landslide made it in 1962. Now you need an app to get in.

How we rated it: up one for first place on the fame list, up one for a sourced find (a landslide made it, in 1962), down one because entry is capped and needs registering. Photo: Carlo Pelagalli · CC BY-SA 3.0

The hang

Cala Goloritzé was created by a landslide in 1962, at the base of a ravine on Sardinia's eastern coast. Three of the four lists we read name it, and one calls it the most beautiful beach in Italy. You reach it on foot, from the Su Porteddu car park on the Golgo plateau: about 3.5 km and 500 metres down, an hour and a half in and two hours back. Boats cannot land you (a 2026 guide says motorboats may not moor within 300 metres) and you may not leave by boat. In 2026 you book in the Heart of Sardinia app and pay €7, by the official Baunei tourism site; one guide puts the limit at 250 people on the beach at once. Wikipedia says 800 would come on a peak-season day if they could.

The real intel

Status, dated 2026: 2026: booking in the Heart of Sardinia app, €7 ticket, path open 7:30 to 14:00, beach until 17:00 (official Baunei tourism site, April 2026); 250 on the beach at once (Scopri Ogliastra, June 2026).

Best months · warmest sea
August (27.6 °C), then July and September. Coolest: February (14.6 °C). One year of data, 2025.
Best months · emptiest
No crowd data by month. The cap keeps it to 250 at once.
Getting there
On foot only: from the Su Porteddu car park on the Golgo plateau above Baunei, about 3.5 km and 500 metres down. The path opens at 7:30 and admits walkers until 14:00.
Cost reality
€7 a person on the official Baunei tourism site (updated April 2026); a June 2026 guide says €6 for non-residents, free for Baunei residents.
The catch nobody tells you
Booked entry in the Heart of Sardinia app (opening 72 hours ahead, by a 2026 guide), closed shoes compulsory, and no boat drop-offs.

The year at Cala Goloritzé

Warmest sea in August. Fewest wet days in June. Pick your fight.

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sea (°C)
15.1
14.6
15.1
16.2
19.3
24.4
27.5
27.6
25.7
23.3
20
17.2
Air (°C)
12.2
12.2
13.6
15.4
18.9
25.7
27.2
26.7
23.4
19
14.7
13.2
Sun (h/day)
6.9
8.4
9.3
10.4
12.4
14.2
13.8
12.9
11.2
9.4
8.1
6.2
Rain (days)
11
11
20
12
8
1
3
2
5
10
10
13

One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.

The neighbours

5 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.

  1. 398 mCala delle Sorgenti di Goloritzé I85 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  2. 572 mCala delle Sorgenti di Goloritzé II97 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  3. 1.6 kmCala dei Gabbiani222 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  4. 2.0 kmCala Mariolu243 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.
  5. 5.5 kmCala Biriala143 m of beach, measured. Not rated yet.

Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.

The crowd

Capped (250 at once by a 2026 guide). 800 would come if they could.

The facts · we measured

Length
65 m
Mean width
10 m
Area
647 m²
Warmest sea (2025)
27.6 °C in Aug
Coldest sea (2025)
14.6 °C in Feb
Sea by month, °C
Jan 15.1 · Feb 14.6 · Mar 15.1 · Apr 16.2 · May 19.3 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 25.7 · Oct 23.3 · Nov 20.0 · Dec 17.2

Questions people ask

How do you get to Cala Goloritzé?

On foot from the Su Porteddu car park on the Golgo plateau: about 3.5 km and 500 metres down, an hour and a half in and two hours back. Boats may not land visitors.

Do you need to book Cala Goloritzé?

Yes. In 2026 you book in the Heart of Sardinia app and pay €7 (official Baunei tourism site). A June 2026 guide says bookings open 72 hours ahead and the beach holds 250 at once.

Sources

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