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80 59;
www.marinhotel.it
; Viale Segni 58; s €65-90, d €80-150, tr €120-180, q €140-220; )
has light, generously sized rooms, with warm Mediterranean colour schemes and either
balconies or patios.
Fiore is your sweet, helpful host at
B&B Fiore
( 070 924 60 10;
www.bedandbreakfastfiore.it
;
SS195 km31; d €60-100; )
, which sits serenely amid fruit, palm and citrus trees, 2km
south of town. The bright rooms open onto verandas and you can laze in the garden ham-
mock or walk to the pale-sand beach of Porto d'Agumu, 800m away.
For further information about Pula and the surrounding area, ask the helpful staff at the
tourist office
(
9.30am-12.30am & 4.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat)
just
347 237 78 42; Piazza del Popolo;
off the town's main hub, Piazza del Popolo.
From Pula, the SS195 follows the coast round to
Chia
and the stunning Costa del Sud.
But unless you're staying at one of the self-contained resort hotels that hog this stretch of
coast, you're unlikely to glimpse much sea.
Regular buses connect Pula and Cagliari (€3, 45 minutes). From Pula there are frequent
shuttle buses down to Nora (€1.20), 4km away.
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Costa del Sud & Around
One of the most beautiful stretches of coast in southern Sardinia, the Costa del Sud runs
25km from
Chia
to
Porto Teulada
. Popular with windsurfers and kitesurfers, Chia's two
ravishing beaches are golden strips of sand divided by a Pisan watchtower, while 3km
away there's a magnificent strip of sand at
Tueredda
. As you wind your way towards the
high point of
Capo Malfatano
there are wonderful views around every corner.
Budget accommodation is available in two campgrounds at either end of the coastal run
- this is a fantastic area for camping. At Chia, there's
Campeggio Torre Chia
( 070 923 00
54;
www.campeggiotorrechia.it
;
camping 2 people, car & tent €36)
, a busy spot a few hundred
metres back from the beach, while 25km to the west,
Portu Tramatzu Camping Comunale
(
070 928 30 27; camping 2 people, car & tent €29)
has modest facilities and an on-site diving
centre near Porto Teulada.
Some 20km inland,
Le Grotte Is Zuddas
(
www.grotteiszuddas.com
;
Loc Is Zuddas, Santadi; adult/
reduced €10/7; 10am-noon & 3-5.30pm )
is a spectacular cave system, with 500m of cham-
bers taking you into a fantasy forest of stalagmites and stalactites.
