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Costa Smeralda, whose sea is
really the colour of an emerald, ends after the long and sandy beach of Liscia Ruja (foolishly
renamed the Long Beach by the tourists) which is crowded with young people who spend the
whole day in the sun. They are resting after having spent the night in one of the several night
clubs in the area. In front of Liscia Ruja there is the solitary Isola di Mortorio and the Bay of Cala di
Volpe where one of the most original and elegant hotels in the world is
situated.
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Soon after, before rounding Capo
Figari and sailing towards the imposing Isola di Tavolara, there is the
famous Porto Rotondo,
situated between the Golfo di Cugnana and the Golfo di Marinella. This fashionable place, like
Porto Cervo, has developed around its port and in the summer it is charming to wander around
the narrow streets in the tourist centre where the boutiques sell the most famous designer
labels and the jeweller's shops offer luxurious merchandise. Every two years an important
vintage boat gala takes place in this port, where the boats are admired for their style and for
their shining brass fittings.
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Sailing near Capo Figari |
Sailing past Capo Figari, one enters
the deep and dark waters off the shore of the Gulf of Obia,
an important port with regular
sailings to the continent. As one sails southward, one notices that the traffic becomes lighter,
this is a sign that one is leaving the most popular part of the Sardinian coast, where the major
concentration of ports and tourist facilities are situated. A sigh of relief especially for the
sailors who, in August, are too busy weaving their way through the waves caused by the
powerful motorboats.
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