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Around Alghero
Riviera del Corallo
A few kilometres west of Alghero are two favourite beaches: Spiaggia delle Bombarde and
Spiaggia del Lazzaretto . Both are signposted off the main road, but if you don't have a car
the Capo Caccia bus from Alghero passes nearby. Divers should continue westward to the
Diving Centre Capo Galera ( 079 94 21 10; www.capogalera.com ; d €70-110, dives from €20) ,
which offers superlative diving in the Nereo Cave , the biggest underwater grotto in the
Mediterranean, and cheerful accommodation in a big, white villa.
Heading on to Porto Conte you'll pass the impressive Nuraghe di Palmavera (adult/reduced
€3/2; 9am-7pm summer, 10am-2pm winter) , a 3500-year-old nuraghic village. You'll need
your own transport to get there as the AF local bus from Alghero passes by but returns via
an inland route, leaving you stranded.
Beyond the nuraghe, Porto Conte is on a lovely unspoilt bay, centred on Spiaggia Mugoni ,
a good spot for windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking and sailing. Regular buses run between
Porto Conte and Alghero (€1.50, 30 minutes, six daily).
Just west of Porto Conte at the base of Monte Timidone, Le Prigionette Nature Reserve (
079 94 90 60; admission free but ID required; 8am-4pm Mon-Sat, to 5pm Sun) is home to deer,
albino donkeys, Giara horses and wild boar. It has well-marked forest paths and tracks
suitable for walkers and cyclists.
At the end of the road, Capo Caccia is a dramatic cape jutting out high above the sea.
From the car park, a vertiginous 654-step staircase descends 110m of sheer cliff to the
Grotta di Nettuno ( 079 94 65 40; adult/reduced €13/9; 9am-7pm summer, to 3pm winter) , an
underground fairyland of stalactites and stalagmites. If you don't fancy the staircase, there
are ferries from Alghero run by Traghetti Navisarda ( 079 95 06 03; www.navisarda.it ; Via IV
Novembre 6, Alghero; adult/child return €15/8) , departing hourly between 9am and 5pm from
June to September, and four times daily the rest of the year. Otherwise, there's a daily bus
from Via Catalogna (€2.50, 50 minutes), which departs Alghero at 9.15am and returns at
 
 
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