"Is Arutas beach"

Is Arutas beach by Blog-Sardinia

I planned to visit Is Arutas many times but each time the Mistral wind forced me to change my  plans. This  wind, which blows from north-west, can hit very strongly that area, making the sea very wavy (good for surfing!) and sometimes dangerous. Last Sunday it was just perfect though, a fine sunny day with just a little breeze.

The car navigator did not seem to know the place, so I quickly checked the route on google maps and off we went. From Cagliari we took the 131 road towards Santa Giusta and Oristano, then the SP54 BIS followed by the SS292 towards Cabras. At that point, no internet or mobile connection was available to help. Luckily, some direction boards finally appeared and we arrived with no troubles.

We paid our car park fee, we rushed to the beach… and WE FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.

A long bright sandy beach  with a rocky bit on its right hand-side.  The sand itself is amazing and probably the cutest you have ever seen. It is made of tiny pink, white and green grains of quartz looking just like risotto and twinkling under the sun.

The sea is crystal blue and green, but above all it smells alive. The rocks are strangely shaped and some perfumed wild sea fennel grows on them, while the lizards sunbathe peacefully.

We placed our parasols near the rocky hand of the beach and we got our masks and snorkels out to explore the area. This site is part of the marine park of Sinis, so no fishing is allowed. Thanks to this we could see full of fishes of different sizes and species, many of whom came really close to us, as if they did not fear us at all. Fabulous.

Some nice wooden bars where also available at a distance to eat and drink, together with some good opendoors showers (no very clean toilets though..).

We spent a lovely day then..and surely we will be back again!

Ciao, Manuela

PS: If you visit Is Arutas, please do not take any sand away with you, this is forbidden. Is Arutas’ sand is Art made by Nature itself, which has been violated in the past and that we now wish to preserve forever.