The area of San Teodoro extends for about 37 Km along this marvellous north east coast of Sardinia and is 20 minutes by car from Olbia’s airport, 25 from Olbia centre and 40 from Porto Cervo.
40 minutes on the clearway brings you to Nuoro, the ideal base for excursions into Barbagia. In all it stretches 104 sq. km. and borders the region of Loiri-Porto San Paolo in the north west, Padru in the west and Budoni in the south.
There are 5,000 permanent residents but in the summer this can reach 100,000. It’s busiest from May to September although recently there has been an increase in visitors in March, April and October, periods particularly attractive to nature lovers.

The area’s position and aspect, framed by lush hills and mountains, favour climatic conditions ideal for tourism. Even in winter the climate is mild and thanks to a cooling breeze the summer is never too hot. The rainfall is average and is concentrated mainly between November and March, with however most days being fair. Along the 37 km of coastline stretch 18 magnificent sandy beaches, some large others smaller but all accessible by car. The seabed is always sandy and shallow and slopes gently making it ideal for beach holidays; the colour of this crystal sea is the stuff of dreams.The heart of the town is made up of a few houses clustered around the parish church and facing Piazza Gallura, centre of the evenings entertainment for the thousands of holidaymakers strolling between the stalls and the many bars and cafes. San Teodoro is famous for its tourist businesses and facilities which make it one of the busiest areas of Sardinia. Entertainment is guaranteed by its discotheques, piano bars and sport facilities of every type. Moreover the town offers characteristic restaurants, pizzerias, ice cream bars and home-made pastry shops, handicraft goods, clothes shops, jewellers, bookshops, various supermarkets and chemists.

The marine park of Tavolara and Punta Coda Cavallo created on 22 September 1997 by order of the Environment minister Edo Ronchi is one of the most interesting protected natural areas in the Mediterranean.
The extraordinary beauty of its setting, celebrated and appreciated by both Italian and foreign visitors, is enhanced by the features of its rocks, biology and nature, which, with its equally important historical-cultural aspects, make this corner of Sardinia a happy marriage of nature and culture.

Between the furthermost limits of the park, made up in the north of Cape Ceraso and in the south L’Isuledda point, the countryside alternates between solitary bays, variegated cliffs and stunning promontories.
Near San Teodoro they give way to the great crescent-shaped expanse of ‘la Cinta’, which, with its white sands and its long ridge of sand dunes, is the queen of the beaches in the area. Behind the dunes are the calm waters of the great lagoon, an ecosystem of great zoological and botanical interest.Tavolara island, called ‘Hermaea’ by the Romans in honour of the god of trade and sailors, with its sun-baked white limestone rocks, its sharp cliffs and secret caves, rises majestically out of the water. Circumnavigating the island is an unforgettable experience. It’s huge cliffs sculptured by time, the amazing limestone arch, the Pope’s cave, once a refuge for monk seals and the Pope’s Point, a singularly impressive limestone monolith rising steeply, high out of the sea.The nearby island of Molara is completely different from Tavolara, partly because of its gentler and more rounded form and partly because of its geology, being made of pink granite from the later Palaeozoic period. Apart from its natural features the island also has many interesting historical memories among which are the evocative remains of the medieval village of Gurgurai and the ruins of the Romanesque chapel dedicated to Saint Ponziano.