Porto Flavia & Masua
Places
Hike·Easy·Scenic·Hidden gem

Porto Flavia & Masua

Sardinia

Porto Flavia is one of the most extraordinary industrial monuments in Italy — a pair of tunnels bored into a 200 m sea cliff in 1924, ending in a gallery from which a mechanical arm loaded ore directly into ships below. The surrounding Costa Verde has some of Sardinia's wildest beaches including the dune desert of Piscinas.

Duration
2 hours
Distance
5 km
Elevation
+100 m
Best season
April – October

Highlights

  • 1924 cliff-hanging mine pier
  • Lead and zinc mining heritage
  • Piscinas wild sand dune desert

With your dog

Coastal mine path; dogs on leash.