# Nora and the Chia beaches from Cagliari: Phoenician and Roman ruins, lunch by the sea and an afternoon at Su Giudeu

Forty-five minutes from Cagliari, the ruins of Nora first thing, lunch on the beach beside Nora and the afternoon in the dunes of Su Giudeu, with an islet you can walk to.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/cagliari-south-coast/itineraries/nora-and-chia-beaches · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 08:15 · Salida: 45 min by car (from Cagliari to Pula along the SS195; park beside Nora beach)
- 09:00 · Nora archaeological site, the Phoenician and Roman city by the sea in Pula (buy the ticket online · €10 · the guided visit is booked separately by phone)
  - 8 min by car, 1,4 km
- 11:30 · Ristorante Don Carlo (swim at Su Guventeddu beach and lunch at 13:00 · book and confirm it is open) · Ristorante Don Carlo, €€€
  - 30 min by car, 19,7 km
- 15:30 · Chia and Su Giudeu beaches: dunes, an islet you can walk to and flamingos in the lagoon (at low tide, to the islet on foot · flamingos on the Spartivento pond)
- 19:30 · Vuelta (To Cagliari in an hour along the SS195)

The coast south-west of Cagliari brings together, in one morning and one afternoon, the oldest and the loveliest things in southern Sardinia. Three-quarters of an hour from the city are the ruins of Nora, a Phoenician city that Rome filled with theatres, baths and mosaics, on a peninsula between two bays. You have lunch on the beach next door, at Don Carlo, and in the afternoon you carry on to Chia, where the dunes of Su Giudeu face an islet you can walk to at low tide.

## Getting there from Spain

Fly to Cagliari-Elmas (CAG), with direct flights from Barcelona and Seville. Hire a car at the airport or in the city: without one, this day cannot be done. From Cagliari to Nora it is about 45 minutes on the Pula road, the SS195.

## The day, hour by hour

8:15 · Leave Cagliari. On the SS195 towards Pula. Park beside Nora beach.

9:00 · Nora archaeological site. Opens at 9:00. Walk round the temple of Tanit, the forum, the theatre and the baths beside the sea. Entry costs €10 (€6 for under-18s, free up to age 5); buy it online. If you want a guide, book by phone: the online ticket does not include one.

11:30 · Swim and lunch at Su Guventeddu. A few minutes by car to the beach of the Sant'Efis Hotel. Have a swim and sit down to lunch around one o'clock at Don Carlo, which is also open to people not staying at the hotel: fregola with prawns, seafood culurgiones, red tuna. Book and confirm it is open that day: the website does not publish opening hours.

15:30 · Su Giudeu. Half an hour further south, past Pula and turning towards Capo Spartivento. Go down to the beach by one of its three access points. At low tide, walk out to the islet; from the path, look at the flamingos on the Spartivento pond.

19:30 · Back to Cagliari. An hour on the SS195.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Essential: Nora, Don Carlo beach and Chia are far apart and buses are few.

### Without a car
We do not recommend it. If you do not drive, stay in Cagliari with the Castello, flamingos and Poetto plan.

## Consejos

### Nora first thing
In summer there is no shade among the ruins.

### Check the tide
At low tide you can reach the Su Giudeu islet without swimming.

### Call Don Carlo
The website does not publish hours or season.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take to get from Cagliari to Nora?
About 45 minutes by car.

### How much does it cost to enter Nora?
€10 for adults, €6 for under-18s and free up to age 5.

### Where can you eat near Nora?
At Don Carlo, on Su Guventeddu beach, open to guests from outside the hotel.

### Can you walk to the Su Giudeu islet?
Yes, at low tide.