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Hotel Villa Gustui Maris
( 0784 92 00 76;
www.villagustuimaris.it
;
Via Marco Polo 57; s €136-200, d €148-200; )
Wake up to sweeping views of the Golfo di Orosei at this Mediterranean villa-style hotel,
a stiff 800m walk uphill from the resort centre. Quarters are bright and roomy, with tiled
floors, lashings of cream and terracotta, and balconies or terraces (try for a sea-facing
room). The pool is great for a scenic swim.
HOTEL
€€
Il Pescatore
( 0784 9 31 74; Via Acqua Dolce 7; meals €25-35; daily)
Fresh seafood is what this place is
about. Sit on the terrace for sea breezes and fishy delights like pasta with
ricci
and spa-
ghetti with clams and
bottarga
.
SEAFOOD
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Road House Blues
( 0784 9 31 87; Lungomare Palmasera 28; pizza €5-9.50, meals €20-30; daily)
This laid-back
haunt with a sea-facing terrace is great for a swift beer or a bite to eat. Dig into pizzas,
Sardinian dishes like homemade pasta with sea anemones and
gnocchetti sardi
(shell-
shaped pasta) with clams and mussels, grilled fish and steaks.
ITALIAN
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Information
Tourist Office
( 0784 9 36 96;
www.dorgali.it
;
Viale Bue Marino 1a; 9.30am-1.30pm & 3-7pm
May-Sep, 9.30am-1.30pm Oct-Apr, 9.30am-8pm Jul & Aug)
A very helpful office in the small park
off to the right as you enter town.
Getting There & Away
Up to seven daily buses run to Cala Gonone from Dorgali (€1.20, 20 minutes, seven daily)
and up to six to Nuoro (€3.50, 70 minutes).
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Ogliastra
Wedged in-between the provinces of Nuoro and Cagliari, Ogliastra is a dramatic land of
vast, unspoiled valleys, silent woods and windswept rock faces. The coastal stretches be-
come increasingly dramatic the nearer you get to the Golfo di Orosei.
