La Caletta harbour lies on the east coast of Sardinia, on the border between the municipalities of Siniscola and Posada, at the northern edge of the Gulf of Orosei. Here you can read how to get from Olbia airport to the harbour, where to park and shop, what weather to expect, which sailing destinations lie along the coast and what skippers should know about registering and berthing.<\/p>\n
La Caletta harbour lies between the village of La Caletta to the south and the beach of San Giovanni di Posada to the north. It adjoins the village centre directly, and to the north the tower of San Giovanni rises up, by which you can also easily spot the harbour from the sea. La Caletta is a district of Siniscola; the eastern part of the harbour with the Circolo Nautico already belongs to the municipality of Posada.<\/p>\n
It is around 7 kilometres to the main town of Siniscola and around 3 kilometres to Posada. Two moles protect the harbour basin: an outer mole with two arms and a length of around 650 metres, which is partly built as a quay, and an inner mole of 160 metres, alongside which a small darsena for the fishing boats is located. In the middle of the basin runs a central concrete pontoon, which divides the berths into a west side and an east side.<\/p>\n
Olbia airport and ferry port are the usual places of arrival; you cover the last stretch south along the coast by bus, hire car or taxi.<\/p>\n
Olbia Costa Smeralda airport lies to the south of the town of Olbia. Siniscola is around 50 kilometres from Olbia, and La Caletta is on the coast east of Siniscola. Scheduled buses run by the regional transport company ARST and the bus operator Deplano connect the harbour with the airport and with Olbia ferry port. In summer, Deplano runs a service from Olbia airport that calls at the larger seaside resorts in the northeast of the island.<\/p>\n
In the village there are also agencies that arrange minibus transfers as well as hire cars and motorbikes.<\/p>\n
Ferries from the mainland dock at the ferry port on the Isola Bianca in Olbia, from where it is a five-minute walk to the waterfront promenade. By car, you take the coastal road SS 125 \u201cOrientale Sarda\u201d south. Two provincial roads branch off it to La Caletta: the SP 24 in the north and the SP 3 in the south. If you are coming from Nuoro, take the SS 131 DCN expressway towards Olbia and leave at the Siniscola exit.<\/p>\n
The nearest car park is around 150 metres from the harbour on Viale del Porto, the access road to the harbour. You will find further car parks around 200 metres away on Via Bulgaria and around 250 metres away on Via Napoli. There is also a large car park on the long beach of La Caletta, which many motorhome drivers use as well.<\/p>\n
The harbour has showers and toilets, which are part of the facilities at the Circolo Nautico headquarters.<\/p>\n
The harbour adjoins the town directly. Two supermarkets are within walking distance: an Ard Discount about 550 metres from the harbour and a Crai about 900 metres away. For a bigger shop, drive to the Conad in Siniscola, about 5.5 kilometres away. Near the harbour there are also bars, restaurants, pizzerias and a hardware shop.<\/p>\n
About 500 metres from the harbour, in the town, there is a Parafarmacia selling over-the-counter medicines. The pharmacy Farmacia La Caletta is about 1.1 kilometres to the southwest, also in the town. In summer, the health authority ASL Nuoro runs a Guardia Medica Turistica in Santa Lucia, the next coastal town south of La Caletta, about 4 kilometres from the harbour: an on-call medical service for holidaymakers, open daily from 8 am to 8 pm and reachable on 116117. There is also a Guardia Medica, the out-of-hours medical service, about 3.8 kilometres from the harbour, and a Poliambulatorio (medical centre) in Siniscola, about 7.5 kilometres away.<\/p>\n
These numbers apply in the harbour and at sea off the coast:<\/p>\n
The harbour of La Caletta is a mixed harbour for leisure boats and fishing. The berths for leisure boats are split between two operators: Marina di La Caletta, which runs a service centre on behalf of the municipalities of Siniscola and Posada, and Circolo Nautico La Caletta, a sailing and angling club.<\/p>\n
Marina di La Caletta looks after all the pontoons on the west side of the central pontoon, that is, on your left as you enter the harbour, as well as the berths on the outer mole. These berths are intended for leisure boats in general and are equipped with utility connections. The central concrete pontoon itself is reserved for yachts passing through, up to 40 metres in length.<\/p>\n
Circolo Nautico La Caletta looks after the water area east of the central pontoon, with six pontoons, four of them floating. About 150 boats are moored there, and the berths are reserved for club members. The club was founded in 1982 and runs a sailing school for children, young people and adults.<\/p>\n