Bidderosa Beach, in the Gulf of Orosei.

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Spiaggia Bidderosa

Golfo di Orosei


North of the Marina di Orosei, this beach forms part of a nature reserve and never gets too busy because visitor numbers are restricted. A 4km trail leads down to the beach, a dreamy vision of sugar-white sand, flanked by lush pines, eucalyptus and juniper, and lapped by cobalt-blue waters. The northern stretch sidles up to another fine beach, Berchida.


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