Porto Giunco
A long bar of fine pale sand with pink granite grains near Villasimius, with the Notteri lagoon, used by flamingos, behind it and a 17th-century Spanish watchtower on the headland. It lies inside the Capo Carbonara marine protected area.
WhatBeach, VillasimiusSardinia
WhenJune to November19° in Nov
Getting there Car On foot
CostPublic shoreFree
AccessMarine protected area: anchoring only in the marked area
- 14°J
- 14°F
- 14°M
- 15°A
- 18°M
- 21°J
- 24°J
- 26°A
- 24°S
- 22°O
- 19°N
- 16°D
Expect the sea at about 26 °C in August and 14 °C in January, going by the 1991 to 2020 averages. The swimming season runs from June to November.
Getting in
- Access
- A few minutes' drive from Villasimius town centre, then a short path from the car park. The beach has no visitor cap; in Villasimius only Punta Molentis is capped. Inside the Area Marina Protetta Capo Carbonara (zone C here): bathing allowed; boats up to 40 m may anchor only on sand or pebble seabed inside a defined area off Porto Giunco. The Notteri lagoon behind the beach is part of the bird protection area ITB043028 'Capo Carbonara e stagno di Notteri - Punta Molentis'.
- Parking
- Large car park behind the beach, managed for the comune by Villasimius Srl under mayoral ordinance 12 of 5 June 2026; spaces can be booked in advance. A path lined with eucalyptus leads to the sand.
Cost and facilities
- Entry
- Free, public shore
- Official site
- sardegnaturismo.it
- Facilities
- ParkingCafé