Porto Taverna beach from above in September, quiet sand and turquoise water

Stories

Stories from Porto Taverna

Notes from the village: the wind, the water, the courts and the tables. What life here looks like through the seasons, written by the people who live it.

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We are moving our stories to the new site, one by one. While they settle in, here is what they are about. In the meantime, the experiences themselves are already waiting.

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Turquoise bay on the north-east coast of Sardinia under a clear sky

Weather & Seasons

The Maestrale: the wind that shapes a Sardinian summer

The north-west wind visits the island a few days each month, and it is nothing to fear. It sweeps the sky clean, cools the hottest afternoons and leaves the water clearer than before. How the Maestrale influences a holiday, and how to read it like a local.

The warmly lit counter of Jaga, the new cocktail bar restaurant of the village

Food & Bar

Jaga! Our new cocktail bar restaurant

Arched walls, green tiles and a long backlit counter: Jaga is the newest address at the village. Cocktails after the beach, dinner that stretches late, and the kind of lighting that makes everyone look like they have been on holiday for weeks.

Ball on the blue padel court of the village

Sport

Sea, relax and sport: an active holiday for padel lovers

A morning match between the junipers, a swim at Porto Taverna, a slow lunch with Tavolara on the horizon. Why players keep choosing the village with courts a few steps from the sand, and how a padel day here actually unfolds.

View from the stern of the Saxdor boat, Tavolara island rising from the open sea

On the Water

A day on a boat in the Tavolara Marine Park with our Saxdor

Out of the bay and into the protected waters of the Tavolara Marine Park: granite coves, water in every shade of blue and the island growing larger off the bow. A day aboard our Saxdor, from the first swim stop to the slow ride home.

Labrador with sunglasses resting on an inflatable ring in the water

Family & Pets

Seaside holidays with your pet in Sardinia

Dogs and cats are welcome at the village, and the holiday is better with them along. Where your four-legged guest can roam, what to pack for a beach day together, and the small rules that keep everyone happy.

Porto Taverna, Sardinia

Your summer at Porto Taverna

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