North Sardinia is characterised by alternating and ever-changing natural scenery, from wonderful beaches and high cliffs looking over one of the most beautiful seas in the world, to important pinnacles of rock and rare, typically Mediterranean woods.

Among the environmental beauty spots in North Sardinia, first place is given to the coastal marine reserves and above all the smaller islands. The national park of Asinara, since it was given up by the state penitentiary administration, is the destination of many visitors who can admire the wonderful landscape along with the typical endemic fauna of the island.  In the other national park of the La Maddalena island group there is an efficient boat service with which tourists can visit the famous beaches of the smaller islands, especially the “pink beach”.

Other marine reserves such as the island of Tavolara near Olbia and Capo Caccia near Alghero are worth noting. The latter is part of a much larger natural environment which includes the important nature reserve of Arca di Noè at Porto Conte.

Still within the Capo Caccia reserve we can see one of the most important natural monuments in Sardinia: Neptunes caves which can be visited by land or by sea. In Palau there is the well-known rock of Capo d’Orso shaped by atmospheric agents, while near Agius there is Monte Pulchiana, the largest granite monolith in Sardinia. The petrified forests of Anglona and especially those at Carrucana near Martis are also worth a visit.