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 | Arzachena is situated 5 kilometres far from homonymous gulf and 25 from Olbia. The village, formerly under Tempio Pausania's administration, became autonomous municipality in 1922; nowadays it has become a well known summer resort but very rich in prehistoric monuments, too. |
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 | The centre of the town consists in a nicer square and Via Umberto, that ends with a flight of steps leading to the small church of Santa Maria Maggiore. In the outskirts you can see a curious granitic rock in the shape of mushroom, along the road that leads to Luogosanto, there is the Necropoli called "Li Muri", a typical example of a circular group grave. Near there is one of the most important and Bettener-preserved Tomba Dei Giganti in the island; going on alone the same way, there is another Giants Grave, "Coddu 'Ecchju" where a 15-metre-long and 4-metre-high granitic stone stands. |
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 | Among the Olbia-Palau road, about 2 kilometres far from Arzachena, there is one of the most interesting prehistoric monuments in this area: nuraghe Albucciu; not far from here, about 45 minutes on foot, there is the nuragic templed called Malchittu (1200 b. C.), a unique in its genre building, formed by an irregular hall and a large room where the ruins of a stony seat are situated. |
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 | Along the panoramic road towards Costa Smeralda, you will find, one after the other, four beatiful beaches: Cala di Volpe, Liscia Ruja, Long Beach and Capriccioli, all sheltered by a promontory called Capriccioli and surrounded bu strawberry-trees and cistus plants. Yachts belonging to Italian and international jet set often frequent the surprisingly beautiful waters of this area. |
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