The Calamosca harbor is located south of Cagliari, in the immediate vicinity of the city. It’s a very convenient harbor when nearby ports are packed, as often happens in August. The closest tourist ports are Marina del Sole to the west, inside the city, and the small Marina Piccola, located further east, on the other side of the promontory just at the beginning of Cagliari’s Poetto beach.

The Calamosca anchorage is sheltered from winds coming from the fourth and first quadrants, although its exposure to the wind makes it a popular spot for surfers. The seabed consists mainly of sand and Posidonia, with depths ranging from 3 meters outside the swimming area. The shallow depth of the seabed, combined with the ease of entering the water from the shore, makes the anchorage a very popular destination for scuba divers, whom you must pay close attention to when maneuvering within the anchorage.

On land, the Calamosca anchorage offers a good restaurant, an excellent ice cream shop, and a nightclub.
Disembarking at Calamosca Anchorage is very easy via a tender. Also on land, Calamosca Anchorage features an enchanting beach of coarse-grained sand flanked by cliffs. Given its proximity to the Town, the ease of parking, and the availability of beach umbrellas and lounge chairs for rent, the beach is a popular destination for Cagliari residents, as well as the many tourists seeking out Sardinia’s beautiful beaches.
During the summer months , Calamosca Beach can therefore get very crowded; so, to fully enjoy the peace offered by this earthly paradise, it’s best to avoid the month of August. In any case, other coves less frequented by swimmers can be found in the immediate vicinity of Calamosca Anchorage, along the coast toward the east, in the direction of Poetto, where the colorful umbrellas finally do not interfere with the cool blue of the sea and the warm hues of the Sardinian summer coastline.

Finally, on land, we recommend a walk along the Sant’Elia hill—also known as the “Devil’s Saddle”—past the ruins of historic buildings that overlook the bay and the Town. Starting from the Calamosca Tower and its lighthouse, located at the top of the promontory, the trail winds through sparse Mediterranean scrub to the hilltop, where the ruins of the Fortino di Sant’Ignazio stand, an unfinished military structure from the 1700s, of which only the perimeter of the fortification walls remains.