Italian Beaches

Villasimius – One of My Top Destinations in Sardinia

Villasimius is one of my top three locations for tourists in Sardinia, Italy (the other two would be the Gulf of Orosei, which I will write about shortly) and the La Maddalena Archipelago which you can learn about here. Villasimius is about an hour by car (62 km) southeast of Cagliari, Sardinia’s capital.

Villasimius is at the very southeast tip of Sardinia.

There are around 20 fantastic beaches near Villasimius, plus there is a golf course nearby and a number of vacation rental options in the area.

Main street in Villasimius.

We stayed in a little villa just outside of town. The landlord met us in town and led us out to the villa. Even though you are only 62 km from Cagliari, this part of the island is pretty rural and quiet.

The courtyard and pool at our villa in Villasimius. Breakfast was served on the patio (left side of photo).
RV’s are a popular option in Sardinia too. This RV park was just outside Villasimius.

Villasimius Beaches

We visited a few beaches during our two-night stay. It would have been easy to spend a week here.

Above – a couple views of Spiaggia del Riso (known as “rice beach” – due to the quartz sand).
Above left – Spiaggia di Porto Guinco, right – the 16th century Torre di Porto Guinco at the south end of the Spiaggia.
Amazing clear and shallow water of Spiaggia di Simius Beach, just north of Spiaggia di Porto Guinco. We spent a morning here, it was about as perfect a setting as can be. There is a paid car park close by and cafes for snacks.
After a hard day at the beach, there was nothing like a delicious dessert crepe in the town of Villasimius to end another perfect day!