CALA SINZIAS .. at the southeast coast of Sardinia in Italy

From CAGLIARI, the capital of Sardinia, you can drive for only 3,50€ by bus to Villasimius, a tourism center on the southeast coast of Sardinia, and from there you can drive by bus to the CALA SINZIAS, that is 7km north of Villasimius.

CALA SINZIAS is well known among the native Sardinians, because of its one Mile long sandy-beach and the beautiful bay. A few miles further north on the east-coast is the some miles long sandy beach of COSTA REI, although the small CALA SINZIAS is much nicer.

See the two videos: the CALA SINZIAS in autumn in the middle of October 2011. The temperatures are still about 20 degrees and at night it is not cold. The season of tourism is already over in Sardinia and the CALA SINZIAS is deserted by the tourists. The bar in the beach-hut is closed till next summer, and for a tramper like me it is shady and airy under the canopy.

Sardinia has about 200 sandy beaches and most are very clean, even here the CALA SINZIAS. Everywhere here you meet tourists, who are travelling on Sardinias roads with their campers and also are travelling on the nearby island CORSIKA. They see that Sardinia has more beautiful beaches than CORSICA. Beautiful sandy beaches are also in CORSICA, especially in the southeast of this island, but the mountains of Corsica are much nicer than the mountains of Sardinia.

If you travel by bus 50 to 60 miles further north along the east coast of Sardinia to TORTOLI, and at TORTOLI a few miles further north to the mountains, you reach a small town called BRAUNEI. From some distance this BRAUNEI looks like built into the mountain: here you see the beautiful mountainous scenery of Sardinia. And from BRAUNEI you can look down to TORTOLI and at the coast: from here you get also a great view of the eastcoast of Sardinia!

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On the west-coast of IBIZA .. the wide bay of "Sant Antoni de Portmany" on the "Balearic Islands"

A view of the bay of "Sant Antoni de Portmany" and its hotels and the small harbor with sailboats and yachts.

Less than 200 meters from the pedestrian zone is the central bus station of SANT ANTONI. From there the buses go every 20 minutes to EIVISSA, and from EIVISSA the buses drive to SANTA EULARIA.

When I was in IBIZA, I heard of SANT ANTONI, that it is not beautiful, because it is completely overrun by the English tourism. Finally I was in SANT ANTONI and I was very pleasantly surprised.

The prices are not as high as in EIVISSA and SANTA EURARIA. "Sant Antoni de Portmany" is in a wide bay, directly in SANT ANTONI is a beautiful sandy beach, and the pedestrian zones are made very attractively.

EIVISSA in IBIZA .. most expensive city of the Balearic Islands

The porto of EIVISSA: pier for the big ferries to Valencia and Barcelona, ​​and for many millions expensive private yachts, and also the capital of IBIZA and the most expensive city on the Balearic Islands. Who wants to spend some days in EIVISSA must pay more than 50€ per night in the most hotels.

Along the harbor there are lots of restaurants and cafes. There they want to get the tourists into their restaurants to get their money by much too high prices. A small meal is mostly already about 20€ and the quality and quantity of the food is not well.

At the porto of Eivissa is also a McDonalds. There costs a Big Mac or Big King more than 6€. And these are the highest prices for fast food, I have seen in Europe. Going down a few hundred meters in the city of EIVISSA, you can find cheaper and usual restaurants and fast-food, such as Cheeseburgers for 5€ or Salat for 5€. There are also the usual Spanish supermarkets like EROSKI and MERCADONA with their normal prices, prices similar to those in the countries of the mainland in Europe.

In the evening until late at night, it is here in EIVISSA very busy. The tourists choose the expensive restaurants near the harbor. In a few cocktail bars you see as Transvestite dressed animateurs, who try to get the tourists into their restaurants.

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Sant Antoni de Portmany in IBIZA .. popular for English tourists

"Sant Antoni de Portmany" at the west-coast of IBIZA is very popolar for the English tourism. There are a lot of possibilities to do activities in the many hotels.

There are a variety of shops for buying souvenirs, many restaurants and English-PUBs, and also the usual Spanish supermarkets for buying food cheaper.

The prices are lower here than in EIVISSA, that is the capital of IBIZA. The bus ride across the island from EIVISSA to SANT ANTONI takes about 20 minutes and costs 2,50€ and for example for 1,60€ you get a coffee in one of the many cafes.

SANT ANTONI has a beautiful more than a kilometer long sandy beach, and along the beach is a nice prommenade. It is good for swimming and sunbathing, but this beach is not comparable to the sandy beach "Platja d'en Bossa" near EIVISSA, that is several kilometers long and is well known because of its famous beach partys from day to midnight.

The beach turns into a pedestrian area with shops, restaurants and PUBs, and at the seaside with sailing boats and small yachts, that are laying in the small harbor. The central bus station is directly behind this pedestrian area and the distance is less than 200 meters by foot.

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