# Stintino and Asinara Island

La Pelosa by reservation and €3.50 from May to October, and Asinara, a former prison island now a national park, by boat from Stintino or ferry from Porto Torres.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sardinia/stintino-and-asinara · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## What are Stintino and Asinara?

Stintino is a fishing village on the north-west tip of Sardinia, on a narrow peninsula between two seas. It was founded in 1885 by the 45 families who lived at Cala d'Oliva on Asinara, when the Kingdom of Italy expelled them from the island to set up a quarantine station and a penal colony. It lived off tuna fishing at the Saline tonnara, which worked until the 1970s, and today it lives off tourism: it has about 1,600 residents in winter and tens of thousands of visitors in summer.

At the end of the peninsula is La Pelosa, a beach of pale sand and shallow turquoise water, with a 1578 tower on an islet and the island of Piana in front. Beyond it, a few minutes away by boat, is Asinara: more than 50 km² of island, 110 km of coastline, no living villages, a former maximum-security prison, goats, mouflon and white donkeys. It has been a national park since 1997 and entry is free, but you can only get there by boat and private cars cannot be landed.

## How do you get there from Spain?

Direct flights from Spain to Sardinia land at Olbia (OLB), from Barcelona, and Cagliari (CAG), from Barcelona and Seville. Alghero (AHO) airport is about 50 km from Stintino, but it has no direct flight from Spain: if you use it, you will have a connection. From Olbia it is about two hours by car to Stintino (146 km) and from Cagliari about three and a half hours (256 km); these are estimated times, without stops. Hire a car at the airport: there is no other practical way of getting around the area.

If you travel by ferry with your car, Grimaldi Lines links Barcelona with Porto Torres, half an hour from Stintino.

## La Pelosa, by reservation

From 15 May to 15 October only 1,500 people a day are allowed in, with a reservation and a fee of €3.50 per person on the official booking website. Children under 12 do not need to book. Your QR code is checked from 8:00 to 18:00, at the entrance or on the walkways. A mat under your towel is compulsory, smoking is not allowed, dogs cannot come in and you cannot take sand away. We explain it all in the beach guide. If you cannot get a place, Le Saline is a long beach with no quota, a few kilometres to the south.

## Asinara: how do you visit it?

There are three ways, and all of them need planning:

By boat from Stintino with an operator. This is the most comfortable option. With Gite Asinara, for example, you can take a day on a sailing ship with lunch on board and swims in the coves, from €95, or a 4x4 minibus tour on land, from €60 plus the boat and the fee.

On your own from Porto Torres. The public Ensamar ferry goes to Cala Reale; the return costs €15 or €18 depending on the season, and a bike costs €6 or €7. Once there you get around on foot or by bike along the park's tracks.

With a guide. The park publishes a list of authorised guides and operators, and recommends going with them.

On the island you pay a municipal landing tax: €2.50 from October to May and €5 from June to September. Smoking is not allowed except in the paved areas of Fornelli, Cala Reale and Cala d'Oliva, you must not disturb the animals and you must not take anything away. Pets cannot land from the Porto Torres ferry.

## What else is there in Stintino?

The Tonnara Museum tells the story of the tuna fishing that gave life to the village, with one room for each chamber of the net. North of La Pelosa, the tower at Capo Falcone stands about 200 m above the sea, with a view over the beach and Asinara. And the old and new harbours, on either side of the village, are where everyone strolls in the evening.

## Dónde está
- Cerca: Alghero and Capo Caccia (a 43.1 km), Bosa and the Planargia (a 75.3 km), La Maddalena Archipelago (a 103.6 km), Olbia and the Costa Smeralda (a 110.6 km)

## Qué hacer
- **La Pelosa beach, with booking and an access fee** (4 h · All ages; very shallow water · 3.5): La Pelosa is at the end of the Stintino peninsula, 3.5 km from the town. It is a tongue of pale sand with water so shallow you can walk dozens of metres out to sea, and with two features in front that give it its shape: the islet with the La Pelosa tower, from 1578, and Isola Piana, so flat that it shelters the beach from the open sea without blocking the view of Asinara in the distance. Behind are dunes with junipers protected by wooden walkways.
Why you have to book
The beach was running out of sand because of the number of visitors, and the municipality limited access. From 15 May to 15 October only 1,500 people a day are admitted. You book on the official website, spiaggialapelosa.it, which is the only one authorised to sell tickets: there are websites that imitate the service.
Each place costs €3.50 per person per day. Children under 12 do not need a reservation. You can book for four people at most and only one reservation a day. When you choose the places you have 30 minutes to pay; otherwise they are cancelled.
When places open

500 places can be booked at any time, for any day of the season.
1,000 places open at 9:00 two days before. If you want to go on Thursday, log in on Tuesday at nine.
Some Stintino accommodation has its own quota, within the 1,500, which they book in the early hours. Ask yours.

On the busiest days, the website puts up a virtual waiting room. Getting into it does not guarantee a place.
On the beach
They ask for the reservation's QR code at the information point or on the walkways, from 8:00 to 18:00. The rules are strict:

A mat is compulsory under your towel, so you do not carry sand away.
Wash your feet and equipment on leaving.
No smoking, except in the marked areas.
No dogs.
Do not take away sand or stones, do not use soap or detergents and do not walk on the dunes.

Roughly half the beach is free and the other half has sunloungers and umbrellas for hire. Boats can also be hired.
Getting there
By car, along the La Pelosa road from Stintino; the car park is a few metres from the sand. There are buses and shuttles from the town, and the road can be cycled. From the beach, a walk along the shore of La Pelosetta brings you close to the tower.
- **Asinara overland by 4x4 from Stintino: the Cala d'Oliva prison, the white donkeys and Cala Sabina** (8 h 15 · All ages; 8-seat minibus · Desde 60 € per person, without boat or tax): Asinara covers more than 50 km² and has no road open to private cars. To see its history and coastline in one go, the most comfortable way is a 4x4 minibus with a park guide. You leave Stintino in the morning, cross by boat, travel the island from end to end and finish with a long swim before heading back.
The route
With Gite Asinara, you meet at about 9:15 at the Tanca Manna marina in Stintino; it is best to arrive twenty minutes early. You cross by boat to the island and board a Mercedes 4x4 minibus with eight seats. The stops they publish are:

Punta Salippi and the Austro-Hungarian ossuary.
Cala d'Oliva, the village of white houses where the director of the penal colony and the guards' families lived, with the buildings of the old prison. The anti-mafia judges Falcone and Borsellino stayed here.
Cala Reale, the old lazaretto from the late 19th century, where you see the white donkeys, a breed unique to the island. If you wish, you can go into the park's Sea Centre (€4, free up to age 12).
Cala Sabina, a sandy cove with about two hours to swim before heading back.

The boat drops you back in Stintino at about 17:30. Times change with the state of the sea.
What it costs
The tour costs €60 per adult from October to May, €65 in June and September, €70 in July and €75 in August. Children under 9 pay from €50 to €65, and those under 4, €35. Paid separately are the return boat, €20, which the company books, and the municipal landing tax: €2.50 from October to May and €5 from June to September.
Lunch is not included. There are few places to eat on the island: bring a sandwich and water.
What to bring
Comfortable shoes, layered clothing, a swimming costume and towel, sun cream, sunglasses, a hat, water and your lunch. Dogs and other animals are not allowed.
Who it is for
For anyone who wants to understand the island's history without walking much, and for families: children cope well with the short stops and the final swim. If you prefer the sea, choose the sailing day; if you have energy to spare, hire a bike at the Porto Torres ferry.
- **Capo Falcone tower, a viewpoint over La Pelosa and Asinara** (1 h · All ages with closed shoes; cliffs without railings): Capo Falcone is the last point of the Stintino peninsula, right above La Pelosa. At the top, on a terrace about 200 metres above the sea, stands the Falcone tower, a Spanish watchtower against Barbary raids and, according to Sardegna Turismo, the tallest in the Nurra, the north-western district of the island. Sardegna Turismo dates it to the 16th century, although its entries do not agree on the year: 1537 in one and 1557 in another. It formed part of a line of coastal towers, together with the one on the islet of La Pelosa.
The climb
From Stintino you follow the La Pelosa road for about 5 km, pass the beach and, after a few bends, turn right towards the cape. From there, a path climbs to the tower; it can also be done by mountain bike. Allow an hour for the climb, the views and the descent. The terrain is rock and scrub, with no shade: wear closed shoes and bring water and a hat in summer. The cliffs on the west side have no railing, so with children, go hand in hand.
What you see from the top
The cape separates two seas. To the west, high cliffs of dark schist drop to the open sea, deep blue and stirred by the wind. To the east, the inner sea: shallow, clear water for dozens of metres, with La Pelosa, the islet with its tower, La Pelosetta and, further south, Le Saline. On a clear day you can make out Capo Caccia and the Argentiera coast to the south, and to the north Isola Piana and all of Asinara.
The ravines of the cape are a breeding area for the peregrine falcon, and the Eleonora's falcon, a very scarce species, visits too. If you have binoculars, take them up.
When to go
At sunset, the sun sets over the open sea, behind the cape, and the light falls low over La Pelosa. Early in the morning there are fewer people and less heat. In a strong mistral, the wind on the terrace can be uncomfortable: choose another day. The climb is free and has no opening hours. It is the best complement to a morning at La Pelosa: you go up after lunch or at the end of the day, when the beach starts to empty.
- **Asinara on a vintage sailing ship from Stintino, with lunch on board and four stops** (8 h · All ages; children 0 to 2 free · Desde 95 € per person, with lunch and tax): By boat, Asinara is seen where it is best seen: from the sea. The vintage sailing ship of Gite Asinara leaves Stintino in the morning, goes round the island by the north or the south depending on the wind, stops at the two historic villages and lets you swim in very clear coves. At midday they serve lunch on deck, at anchor.
The route in good weather
The boat sails at 9:30 from Piazzale Guardia Costiera, in Stintino harbour; arrive twenty minutes early. In normal wind, itinerary 1 goes up the east coast:

Cala d'Oliva: you go ashore to see the village of the old penal colony and the Diramazione Centrale, the prison, from outside. It has two beaches.
Cala del Bianco: a swim and lunch on board.
Cala Reale: the old lazaretto, a Roman-era wreck and the white donkeys. If you wish, you can go into the park's Sea Centre (€4, free up to age 12).
Li Graniti or Punta degli Inglesi, depending on the wind, for the last swim.

You return to Stintino at about 17:30 or 18:00.
If the grecale blows
With a strong north-easterly, the skipper switches to itinerary 2, along the south and west coast: a landing at Fornelli and a walk beside the old maximum-security prison, a swim at the Secca di Fornelli, lunch at Cala Graniti, the natural pools of Fornelli and a last swim at La Pelosa, from the boat. Stops and times depend on the sea and the skipper.
Lunch and price
Lunch includes a first course with prawn sauce, wine, water, coffee, Sardinian liqueurs and fruit. There is a gluten-free option if you ask. The price also includes the municipal landing tax of €5.
It costs €95 per adult in June and September, €105 in July and €110 in August. For ages 3 to 12, €65, €75 and €80. Up to age 2, free. Snorkelling gear can be hired on board for €4. The boat carries 30 to 35 people and sails with a minimum of 10. Cancelling is free up to 72 hours before.
Who it is for
For families and for anyone who does not want to drive or walk in the sun. If you get seasick, the day is long: choose the 4x4 tour, which uses the boat only to cross. Animals are not allowed.
- **Asinara on your own: the ferry from Porto Torres to Cala Reale and a bike along the park tracks** (8 h · Teenagers and adults who cycle; in summer, short stretches · Desde 15 € per person, return ferry): If you prefer Asinara without a group or an excursion timetable, take the public ferry from Porto Torres to Cala Reale and get around the island by bike. It is the cheapest and freest way, but it takes some organising: there are few services, the distances are long and in summer the sun beats down.
The ferry
It is operated by Ensamar, of the Delcomar group, with the boat Sara D, from the Segni quay in the port of Porto Torres, half an hour by car from Stintino. The times change with the season:

From 1 October to 30 April: Monday, Wednesday and Friday only. It leaves Porto Torres at 8:30 and at 15:00, and returns from Asinara at 10:00 and at 16:30.
From 1 May to 21 July and in September: every day. It leaves at 8:30 and at 16:30, and returns at 10:00 and at 18:00.
From 22 July to 31 August: every day, with three departures, at 8:15, 11:30 and 16:30, and returns at 9:45, 13:00 and 18:00.

The return ticket costs €15 from October to May and €18 from June to September. Children aged 4 to 12 pay half and up to 3 years old do not pay. A bike costs €6 or €7. You buy it online or at the ticket office of the ferry terminal. The municipal landing tax is paid separately, €2.50 or €5 depending on the season.
On the island
Cars and motorbikes cannot be landed without park authorisation; bikes and electric vehicles can. If you do not bring your own, the park mentions a bike hire in Fornelli, in the south. From Cala Reale, the tracks lead north towards Cala d'Oliva, with the village of the old penal colony, and south towards Fornelli and its prison. The distances are long and there are climbs: work out the time of the last boat carefully.
There is a bar at Cala Reale, a kiosk at Fornelli and the Locanda del Parco at Cala d'Oliva. Bring water and food anyway. In July and August, the park advises covering only short stretches, near the sea, with water and sun protection. The medical service operates only in summer.
The rules
No smoking outside the paved areas of the villages, do not disturb or feed the animals and do not take away plants, shells or stones. Pets cannot disembark from this ferry. The park recommends going with authorised operators; if you go independently, have a map downloaded.
- **Stintino Tonnara Museum (MuT), the tuna fishing that founded the town** (1 h · All ages; videos with English subtitles · 5): Stintino was born from, and lived on, tuna. For generations, each season a tuna trap, the tonnara, was set in the Gulf of Asinara, a maze of nets that guided the shoals of tuna to a final chamber where they were caught by hand, in the mattanza. The Tonnara Saline, south of the town, operated until the 1970s. The MuT, the municipal museum opened in 2016, tells that story in the old ALPI company building on Via Lepanto.
What you see
The visit imitates a tuna trap: according to Sardegna Turismo, the rooms are named after the chambers of the net, from the camera grande to the camera della morte, the killing chamber, and you walk through them in the order the tuna did. There is original tackle, tonnara diaries, press cuttings, the clothing of the mattanza, models of the boats and of the trap itself, and photographs from the late 19th century to the closure. There are also paintings by Sardinian painters who portrayed tonnara life, such as Stanis Dessy or Nani Tedeschi.
A series of videos, with Italian narration and English subtitles, tells the story of the Tonnara Saline, of Stintino and of the families who came from Asinara. It is a one-hour visit, good for a spell of heat or wind.
Opening hours and price
It is closed on Mondays for most of the year. From June to September it is open Tuesday to Sunday in the evening, from 17:30 to 20:30, and Wednesday to Sunday also in the morning, from 10:30 to 13:30. From October to December, Tuesday to Thursday mornings, Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday morning and evening. From January to March, Wednesday, Thursday and weekends. The website does not publish the hours for April and May: write before you go. Last admission is half an hour before closing.
Admission costs €5. €3 is paid by young people aged 15 to 25, over-65s and anyone who shows the receipt for the Stintino tourist tax. Under-15s go in free. The guided visit in Italian costs €3 or €4 more per person, and in English €5 or €7, booked by email.
Getting there
It is in the town, on Via Lepanto, a few minutes' walk from the harbour. Combine it with a walk round the two harbours at sunset, when the boats come back, or with a tuna lunch at a restaurant on the promenade.
- **Le Saline beach, the long, quota-free alternative to La Pelosa** (4 h · All ages; shallow bottom for children): When there is no place at La Pelosa, or when you want a beach with no appointment or QR code, Le Saline is the answer. It lies a few kilometres south of Stintino, on the inner sea, the sheltered side of the peninsula, between the sea, a lagoon and the old salt pans that give it its name. The old tonnara is a little to the north.
What it is like
It is a very long strip of white pebbles and quartz grains, not fine sand, with turquoise, transparent water. It continues without a break to the south with the Pazzona and Ezzi Mannu stretches. Because of its size, according to Sardegna Turismo, it is never too crowded, even in August. The bottom is shallow and sandy, comfortable for children.
The wind that blows into the gulf makes it popular with windsurfing and kitesurfing enthusiasts: with a breeze you will see coloured sails all afternoon. If you want still water, go in the morning.
Facilities and dogs
There are beach bars, umbrella and sunlounger hire, beach equipment and boats. Part of Ezzi Mannu is a dog beach, useful because dogs cannot enter La Pelosa. Ask in the town which stretch is open this season.
Getting there
From Stintino, along the SP 34 provincial road to the south; a signposted exit leads to the car park, large and suitable for motorhomes too. From La Pelosa it is about 5 km more. You do not need a reservation or pay an entrance fee.
When to go
May to October for swimming. Le Saline faces east, so the morning sun hits it head-on and in the afternoon sets behind it, over the peninsula. Combine it with the Tonnara Museum, in the town, or with the climb up Capo Falcone at sunset.

## Dónde comer
- **L'Ancora Porticciolo** (Restaurant, Stintino, €€€). Qué pedir: the linguine alla falconiera with clams, bottarga and tomato, or the fregola ai frutti di mare; for a main course, the grilled fish of the gulf, charged by weight
- **Il Portico** (Restaurant, Stintino, €€). Qué pedir: a wood-fired pizza or the grilled bluefin tuna; to share, the octopus with potatoes or the mussel zuppetta
- **Agriturismo Depalmas** (Restaurant, Stintino, €€€). Qué pedir: the Sardinian dinner menu, with no choosing: house cured meats and pecorino, ricotta ravioli, oven-roasted suckling pig with myrtle and seadas

## By plane: Fly to Olbia or Cagliari and drive to Stintino
From Spain you can fly direct to Olbia (OLB), from Barcelona, or to Cagliari (CAG), from Barcelona and Seville. The airport closest to Stintino is Alghero (AHO), about 50 km away, but it has no direct flight from Spain: it only helps with a connection. From Olbia it is about two hours by car to Stintino and from Cagliari about three and a half hours, estimated times without stops.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Ristorante Silvestrino** (Small hotel): The oldest hotel in the town
The Silvestrino opened in 1949 and was Stintino's first hotel-restaurant. It is on Via Sassari, in the centre, a stroll from the two harbours and the Asinara departures, and five minutes by car from La Pelosa. It is a small three-star with 11 rooms, and is still in the hands of the same family: the chef, Efisio, is the founder's son.
The rooms
There are four types, all renovated, with a bathroom with a shower, hairdryer, air conditioning, television, telephone and minibar:

Standard, simple, on the first or second floor.
Triples, with a balcony.
Quadruples or family rooms, on the first floor.
Terrace, the biggest, on the second or third floor, with a panoramic terrace with a sea view and a sunbathing area.

The hotel has no lift: if you have a lot of luggage or find stairs hard, ask for the first floor. Breakfast is a buffet in the restaurant room, and wifi is free throughout the building.
The restaurant
For many people, the Silvestrino is a restaurant before it is a hotel. Efisio has been in the kitchen for almost thirty years, with Stintino fish as the base: lobster, seafood antipasti, fregola, risottos, the Baci alla Silvestrino, the house dish, and tuna bottarga, made by the town's traditional method. If you sleep here, dining in is the logical choice on the first night. The website does not publish the menu or prices.
Getting there and parking
It has free parking, something you will appreciate in the centre in August. The hotel offers an airport shuttle; ask about the price and airports when booking. It accepts small animals if you tell them when booking. From here you can walk to the Asinara boats that leave from the town harbour and drive to La Pelosa in five minutes. The website does not publish prices or check-in and check-out times: ask for them when booking.
- **103 Stintino Boutique Hotel** (Small hotel): A small hotel on the promenade
The 103 is at number 103 of the Lungomare Colombo, the Stintino promenade, opposite the new harbour. Sardegna Turismo lists it as an albergo diffuso, a hotel spread across buildings in the town, and it belongs to the Stintino Hotels group, which also runs a residence, a restaurant at La Pelosetta and beach services. Its advantage is the location: the Asinara departures are within a radius of 2 km and the centre is at the door.
The rooms
All measure about 25 m², are for two people, with a double bed or two beds, and have an independent entrance with a key card. They have a bathroom with a chromotherapy shower, air conditioning, minibar, a 43-inch television and home automation. There are three types:

With terrace and harbour view, on the first floor, with a table and chairs outside. This is the one to ask for.
With harbour view, with a window onto the quay.
Over the inner courtyard, quieter, with a small balcony or window onto the courtyard, 10 metres from the harbour.

There is one adapted room for guests with disabilities. Cleaning is daily and the sheets are changed every three days, at no charge.
Breakfast, bar and ice-cream parlour
Breakfast is included. In the building there is a bar, an artisan ice-cream parlour and a small shop of Sardinian products with the wines of Tenute Stintino, from the area. If you want half board, dinner is at the La Pelosetta restaurant, from the same group. The staff help organise excursions to Asinara and around the area.
Getting there
The nearest airport is Alghero, 45 km away, but it has no direct flight from Spain: the usual way is to arrive by car from Olbia or Cagliari. The website does not publish its own parking, prices or check-in and check-out times; ask when booking on its booking engine or by WhatsApp. For La Pelosa you will need to take the car, a bike or the shuttle: it is 3.5 km.
- **Club Esse Roccaruja** (Hotel): A club hotel above La Pelosa
The Roccaruja is at Capo Falcone, at the top of the Stintino point, 200 metres from La Pelosa and 3 km from the town. It is one of the first hotels built on the Sardinian coast and today is a four-star of the Italian Club Esse chain, with a club formula: full board, entertainment, pools and activities for children. Many rooms look onto the Gulf of Asinara, towards the sunrise.
The rooms
It has 135 rooms: doubles, triples, quadruples with bunk beds and two-room Family Garden rooms for four. Those in the main building almost all have a sea view, with a supplement of €20 a day per room; the Garden rooms, in the garden, have no view but are bigger and suit families better. All have a bathroom with a bath and shower, air conditioning, fridge, safe and television. There is also a Beach Suite on the sand, with a jacuzzi.
What is included and what is not
The price is per person per day on a full-board basis, with a buffet of Sardinian and Italian cooking, pizza and house water, wine and beer at meals. In 2026 it ranged from €90 in late May and September to €280 in the week of 15 August. You must add at the hotel the Esse Card, €7 a day per person from age 3, which gives access to the pool, the equipped beach, the kids' club and the entertainment.
Beware of the minimum stay: 7 nights if the booking falls between 30 June and 8 September, and 4 nights including a Friday or Saturday the rest of the season. Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out before 10:00. According to its 2026 rates, it is open from 22 May to 4 October.
For families
It is the accommodation in the area most geared to children: Hero Camp for ages 3 to 13 from 9:30 to 18:30, a Young Club for teenagers, a children's menu, a bottle-feeding room open day and night, a children's pool, tennis, padel and beach volleyball courts, a diving centre and electric bike hire. The hotel beach is 30 metres away, with one umbrella and two sunloungers per room from the second row. From here, La Pelosa can be reached on foot, with your booking.
Getting there
It has a large interior car park and paid electric car charging. From Olbia it is 147 km and from Alghero airport, 51 km. It accepts one small dog per room, up to 20 kg, with notice.
### Servicios
- **Ensamar public ferry Porto Torres–Asinara (Cala Reale)**: Passenger and bike ferry from Porto Torres to Cala Reale · all year · return €15 or €18 · in winter, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- **Official booking for La Pelosa beach**: Booking compulsory from 15 May to 15 October · 1,500 places a day · €3.50 per person · under-12s without booking

## By car: Stintino and Asinara by car
By car you arrive from Olbia in about two hours and get around between the town, La Pelosa, Capo Falcone, Le Saline and the port of Porto Torres. You cannot take the car to Asinara: leave it in Stintino or Porto Torres and cross by boat.
Presupuesto orientativo: 100–180 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Ristorante Silvestrino** (Small hotel): The oldest hotel in the town
The Silvestrino opened in 1949 and was Stintino's first hotel-restaurant. It is on Via Sassari, in the centre, a stroll from the two harbours and the Asinara departures, and five minutes by car from La Pelosa. It is a small three-star with 11 rooms, and is still in the hands of the same family: the chef, Efisio, is the founder's son.
The rooms
There are four types, all renovated, with a bathroom with a shower, hairdryer, air conditioning, television, telephone and minibar:

Standard, simple, on the first or second floor.
Triples, with a balcony.
Quadruples or family rooms, on the first floor.
Terrace, the biggest, on the second or third floor, with a panoramic terrace with a sea view and a sunbathing area.

The hotel has no lift: if you have a lot of luggage or find stairs hard, ask for the first floor. Breakfast is a buffet in the restaurant room, and wifi is free throughout the building.
The restaurant
For many people, the Silvestrino is a restaurant before it is a hotel. Efisio has been in the kitchen for almost thirty years, with Stintino fish as the base: lobster, seafood antipasti, fregola, risottos, the Baci alla Silvestrino, the house dish, and tuna bottarga, made by the town's traditional method. If you sleep here, dining in is the logical choice on the first night. The website does not publish the menu or prices.
Getting there and parking
It has free parking, something you will appreciate in the centre in August. The hotel offers an airport shuttle; ask about the price and airports when booking. It accepts small animals if you tell them when booking. From here you can walk to the Asinara boats that leave from the town harbour and drive to La Pelosa in five minutes. The website does not publish prices or check-in and check-out times: ask for them when booking.
- **Club Esse Roccaruja** (Hotel): A club hotel above La Pelosa
The Roccaruja is at Capo Falcone, at the top of the Stintino point, 200 metres from La Pelosa and 3 km from the town. It is one of the first hotels built on the Sardinian coast and today is a four-star of the Italian Club Esse chain, with a club formula: full board, entertainment, pools and activities for children. Many rooms look onto the Gulf of Asinara, towards the sunrise.
The rooms
It has 135 rooms: doubles, triples, quadruples with bunk beds and two-room Family Garden rooms for four. Those in the main building almost all have a sea view, with a supplement of €20 a day per room; the Garden rooms, in the garden, have no view but are bigger and suit families better. All have a bathroom with a bath and shower, air conditioning, fridge, safe and television. There is also a Beach Suite on the sand, with a jacuzzi.
What is included and what is not
The price is per person per day on a full-board basis, with a buffet of Sardinian and Italian cooking, pizza and house water, wine and beer at meals. In 2026 it ranged from €90 in late May and September to €280 in the week of 15 August. You must add at the hotel the Esse Card, €7 a day per person from age 3, which gives access to the pool, the equipped beach, the kids' club and the entertainment.
Beware of the minimum stay: 7 nights if the booking falls between 30 June and 8 September, and 4 nights including a Friday or Saturday the rest of the season. Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out before 10:00. According to its 2026 rates, it is open from 22 May to 4 October.
For families
It is the accommodation in the area most geared to children: Hero Camp for ages 3 to 13 from 9:30 to 18:30, a Young Club for teenagers, a children's menu, a bottle-feeding room open day and night, a children's pool, tennis, padel and beach volleyball courts, a diving centre and electric bike hire. The hotel beach is 30 metres away, with one umbrella and two sunloungers per room from the second row. From here, La Pelosa can be reached on foot, with your booking.
Getting there
It has a large interior car park and paid electric car charging. From Olbia it is 147 km and from Alghero airport, 51 km. It accepts one small dog per room, up to 20 kg, with notice.
### Servicios
- **Ensamar public ferry Porto Torres–Asinara (Cala Reale)**: Passenger and bike ferry from Porto Torres to Cala Reale · all year · return €15 or €18 · in winter, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- **Official booking for La Pelosa beach**: Booking compulsory from 15 May to 15 October · 1,500 places a day · €3.50 per person · under-12s without booking

## As a family: Stintino and Asinara with the family

With children, this corner of Sardinia works because of the shallow water and the island of the white donkeys. At La Pelosa, children under 12 do not need a reservation, and at the Tonnara Museum under-15s go in free. On Asinara, choose a tour by boat or minibus: the distances are long for walking with children.

### What works best
La Pelosa, with very shallow water; under-12s without booking

Le Saline, long, with a shallow bottom and no quota

The sailing ship to Asinara, with lunch on board; ages 3 to 12 from €65, free up to 2

The 4x4 around Asinara, with the white donkeys of Cala Reale and a swim at Cala Sabina

The Tonnara Museum, an hour with videos, free for under-15s

### Where to stay
Club Esse Roccaruja, with a kids' club for ages 3 to 13, a pool and a bottle-feeding room

Hotel Silvestrino, with quadruple family rooms

### Where to eat
Il Portico, wood-fired pizza and fried seafood, with a menu for everyone

L'Ancora, with pizza at lunchtime too, next to the beach

### Bear in mind
At La Pelosa you need a mat and there is no shade apart from the umbrellas for hire

On Asinara there is little shade and few bars: water, a hat and food

The climb to Capo Falcone has cliffs without railings

On the Porto Torres ferry, children aged 4 to 12 pay half

### Qué hacer as a family
- La Pelosa beach, with booking and an access fee
- Asinara overland by 4x4 from Stintino: the Cala d'Oliva prison, the white donkeys and Cala Sabina
- Capo Falcone tower, a viewpoint over La Pelosa and Asinara
- Asinara on a vintage sailing ship from Stintino, with lunch on board and four stops
- Asinara on your own: the ferry from Porto Torres to Cala Reale and a bike along the park tracks
- Stintino Tonnara Museum (MuT), the tuna fishing that founded the town
- Le Saline beach, the long, quota-free alternative to La Pelosa

## Consejos

### Book La Pelosa as soon as you know the day
500 places can be booked at any time; the other 1,000 are released two days ahead, at 9:00.

### Choose your boat to Asinara according to the wind
In a strong grecale the operators switch to another coast; with a mistral they may not sail.

### Bring water and food to Asinara
There are few bars on the island and long distances between them.

### Do not buy tickets from resellers
The only authorised website for La Pelosa is the official one.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Do you have to pay to go to La Pelosa?
Yes, from 15 May to 15 October: €3.50 per person per day, booked on the official website. Children under 12 do not need to book.

### How many people are allowed into La Pelosa?
1,500 a day. 500 places can be booked at any time and 1,000 open two days before the date.

### How do you get to Asinara?
By boat from Stintino with an authorised operator, or on the public ferry from Porto Torres to Cala Reale. Private cars cannot be landed.

### Is there an entrance fee for Asinara?
Entry to the park is free, but you pay a municipal landing tax of €2.50 or €5 depending on the season.

### Is there a direct flight from Spain to Alghero?
No. From Spain you fly direct to Olbia, from Barcelona, or to Cagliari, from Barcelona and Seville, and continue by car.

### How many days do you need?
Two or three: one for La Pelosa and Capo Falcone, one for Asinara and, if you can, another to repeat the island or a beach.