# Capo Caccia on foot from Olbia: the Escala del Cabirol to the Grotta di Nettuno, Palmavera nuraghe and Sella & Mosca You go down the 654 steps of Capo Caccia to the Grotta di Nettuno, see the Palmavera nuraghe, have lunch at Al Tuguri and stop at the Sella & Mosca winery on the way back. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/alghero-capo-caccia/itineraries/capo-caccia-stairs-and-palmavera · Revisado: 2026-11-13 ## El día - 07:15 · Salida: 2 h 30 by car (From Olbia to Capo Caccia via Sassari and Alghero; from June to October, park at Casa Gioiosa and take the shuttle up) - 09:45 · The Escala del Cabirol and Capo Caccia Viewpoint, 654 Steps to the Grotta di Nettuno (11:00 visit with a booked time · €18 · bring water) - 30 min by car, 14,3 km - 12:45 · Palmavera Nuraghe, the Nuragic Village beside Porto Conte Bay (€7 · guide €3 more) - 15 min by car, 10,7 km - 14:00 · Al Tuguri (Kitchen until 15:00 · book on their website · menus from €40 to €75) · Al Tuguri, €€€ - 15 min by car, 11,4 km - 16:15 · Sella & Mosca Winery, Visit and Tasting at Alghero's Historic Wine Estate (Wine shop from 10:00 to 20:00 from 15 May to 31 October; guided visit by reservation) - 17:30 · Vuelta (In Olbia around 19:15) This is the Capo Caccia day by land. You walk down the Escala del Cabirol, 654 steps hanging from the cliff, to the Grotta di Nettuno; climb back up; stop at the Palmavera nuraghe, a stone tower 3,600 years old; have lunch at Al Tuguri, in the old town of Alghero; and before going back to Olbia you have a glass at the Sella & Mosca wine shop, the great winery of the Nurra. ## Getting there from Spain There is no direct flight from Spain to Alghero. Fly to Olbia (OLB), with a direct flight from Barcelona, and hire a car. From Olbia to Capo Caccia it is about two and a half hours via Sassari and Alghero. From June to October you cannot drive up to the viewpoint: park at Casa Gioiosa, in Tramariglio, and take the shuttle, an hour before your visit. From November to May you can drive up to the esplanade. ## The day, hour by hour 7:15 · Leave Olbia. About two and a half hours to Capo Caccia. 9:45 · Escala del Cabirol and Grotta di Nettuno. Book the 11:00 visit: by land a time slot is compulsory, and you must arrive 40 minutes early in winter or an hour early at Casa Gioiosa from June to October. You go down the 654 steps with Foradada island in front of you, enter the cave with the guide for half an hour (€18) and climb back up. Bring water and a cap. 12:45 · Palmavera nuraghe. On the way back, beside the Porto Conte road. The main tower dates from around 1600 BC and still has its false dome; around it, the village and the meeting hut. €7, with a guide €3 more. One hour. 14:00 · Lunch at Al Tuguri. On Via Maiorca, inside the walls; park outside and walk in. Seasonal Sardinian cooking, à la carte or with a menu of three to seven courses (€40 to €75). The kitchen is open until 15:00: book on their website and let them know if you will be cutting it fine. 16:15 · Sella & Mosca. On the airport road, on the way back. The wine shop is open from 10:00 to 20:00 from 15 May to 31 October; if you want the guided visit with a tasting, book it on their website. If you taste, someone else should drive. 17:30 · Back to Olbia. You arrive around 19:15. ## Cómo llegar ### By car It is a car day: Olbia–Capo Caccia–Alghero–Nurra–Olbia. ### Without a car From Alghero, ARST bus 9321 goes up to Capo Caccia all year and passes near Palmavera; the winery is off its route. ## Consejos ### Avoid midday on the stairs The climb back is much easier in the cool. ### Book two things The time slot for the cave and the table at Al Tuguri. ### Check Al Tuguri's winter closure Its website announced a holiday until 8 December. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is the Escala del Cabirol hard? Going down is not; climbing the 654 steps in the heat is. If you are reasonably fit, no problem. ### Do you need to book the cave? Yes: by land the visit always needs a booked time. ### Can you visit Sella & Mosca without a booking? The wine shop, yes, from May to October; the guided visit, by reservation. ### How long does it take from Olbia? About two and a half hours to Capo Caccia and two hours back from the Nurra.