Palau (Italy) - Palau (Italia)

Disambiguation - For toponyms of identical name, see Palau (disambiguation).

Palau is a tourist and seaside center of the Sardinia northern, in the province of Sassari.

To know

Geographical notes

Palau is located in Costa Smeralda, in the historical subregion of Gallura and borders on Arzachena, Santa Teresa Gallura, Tempio Pausania (administrative islands of Bassacutena is San Pasquale).

How to orient yourself

Fractions

• Height
• Barrabisa
• Capannaccia
• Capo d'Orso
• Costa Serena
• L'Isuledda
• The Saline
• Smooth Culumba
• Petralana
• Porto Pollo
• Porto Rafael
• Pulcheddu
• Punta Sardinia

Islands

• Islets of Horses, located in the locality of L'Isuledda.

How to get

By plane

• 40.8986119.51751 Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (IATA: OLB) (Located 35 km from Palau), ☎ 39 0789 563400, fax: 39 0789 563401. L'Olbia-Costa Smeralda airport it is connected with several Italian and European cities from Alitalia with Rome-Fiumicino and Milan-Linate and other scheduled and low cost airlines including Easyjet, Volotea, Smartwings, Transavia, British Airways, Austrian and many others.  

By car

Get to Olbia, then, from here take the SS 125 Orientale Sarda towards Palau up to the destination.

On boat

• From the ports of Olbia-Isola Bianca e Golfo Aranci.
• For those who want to reach and for those coming from La Maddalena instead:

41.189.3855562 Port of Palau. Frequent ferries of the Delcomar^{[link not working]} and of Maddalena Lines connect Palau with La Maddalena. 

On the train

In Palau there are two railway stations:

• 41.18039.3786113 Palau railway station. Located along the "Sassari-Tempio-Palau" line, since 1997 it has only been involved in the summer period exclusively by the tourist rides of the Trenino Verde.  
• 41.1810699.3850644 Palau Marina railway station. Also located along the "Sassari-Tempio-Palau" line, since 1997 it has only been involved in the summer period exclusively by the tourist rides of the Trenino Verde.  

By bus

There ARST 601 line departing from Olbia airport, it allows you to reach Palau.

How to get around

What see

Museums

• 41.1786119.381 Ethnographic Museum, Via Nazionale 111, ☎ 39 329 6041373, 39 349 8726312, @[email protected]. Full: € 2.50; reduced (under 18 years) € 2.00; free under 11 years. Jun-Sep 10: 00-12: 00; Oct-May by reservation only. 

Archaeological sites

• 41.1859.3627782 Fortress of Monte Altura, Monte Altura locality, ☎ 39 329 6041373, 39 349 8726312, fax: 39 0789 771041, @[email protected]. Full: € 2.50; reduced € 2.00 (up to 17 years); free admission: up to 10 years.. Guided tour times: Mon-Sun (April and May) 10: 15-12: 15 and 15: 15-17: 15; Mon-Sun (June to August) 10: 15-12: 15 and 17: 15-19: 15; Mon-Sun (From September to 15 October) 10: 15-11: 15 and 15: 15-17: 15; By reservation only from October 16th to March 25th. Military fortress. 
• 41.1727789.4136113 Bear's Rock, ☎ 39 329 6041373, 39 349 8726312, @[email protected]. Full € 3.00; reduced (under 18 years) € 2.00; free under 11 years. 1st April-15th October 9: 00-until sunset; November 1st-March 24th by reservation only. Natural monument. 

Churches

• 41.1805569.3819444 Church of Our Lady of Grace. Parish church. 
• 41.1377789.4783335 Church of Sant'Antonio da Padova. 
• 41.1927789.3630566 Church of Santa Rita da Cascia. 
• Church of Santa Lucia. 
• 41.174129.3633687 Votive chapel of the Madonna who unties the knots. 

Beaches

• 41.1830569.37258 Sciumara beach. 
• 41.1938899.31759 West beach of Isola dei Gabbiani. 
• Isolotto beach. 
• Isuledda beach. 
• 41.1891679.36638910 Nelson beach. 
• 41.2019449.33833311 Talmone beach. 
• La Galatea beach. 
• 41.1605569.41722212 Gulf of Saline. 
• 41.2038899.36444413 Cala Martinella. 
• 41.2027789.35277814 Cala di Trana. 
• 41.1683339.42055615 Cala Capra. 

Events and parties

What to do

Shopping

How to have fun

Where to eat

Average prices

• 41.1661399.3699721 CuCumiao, SS 125, km 353.90, ☎ 39 0789 707064, @[email protected]. Mon and Wed 19: 00-23: 30; Tue and Sun 12: 00-15: 00 and 19: 00-23: 30. Restaurant. 
• 41.1668069.3613892 On Sirbone, Location Stazzo Pulcheddu, ☎ 39 348 9897809. Mon-Sun 19: 00-22: 00. 
• 41.1811949.3823893 Cuppulata, Vicolo La Maddalena 4, ☎ 39 0789 709338, @[email protected]. Mon-Sun 12: 00-15: 00 and 19: 00-23: 30; Tue and Thu 19: 00-23: 30. Restaurant. 
• 41.18659.3815564 Palau lighthouse, Via del Faro 9, ☎ 39 0789 709565, @[email protected]. Seasonal summer restaurant. Restaurant. 
• 41.186759.3796945 La Gritta, Porto Faro location, ☎ 39 0789 708045, @[email protected]. Mon-Sat 12: 30-14: 30 and 19: 30-22: 30. Restaurant. Seasonal opening from April to October. 
• 41.1799.3831946 ^{[link not working]}King Ferdinand, Via Fonte Vecchia 72, ☎ 39 0789 708584, @[email protected]. Mon-Sun 11: 00-16: 00 and 17: 30-24: 00. Restaurant. 
• 41.1784179.3835287 Pasta and Wine, Via De Martis 24, ☎ 39 0789 709331, @[email protected]. Mon-Sun 11: 00-15: 00 and 18: 30-23: 00. Restaurant. 

Where stay

Moderate prices

• 41.1861119.3768891 Acapulco, Location Punta Palau, ☎ 39 0789 709497, 39 366 1774695, @[email protected]. Camping. 
• 41.1794179.3933892 Saracen Bay, Punta Nera village, ☎ 39 0789 709417, @[email protected]. Camping and pizza restaurant. 

Average prices

• 41.1762789.3771113 Palau, Via Tirso, ☎ 39 0789 708468, fax: 39 0789 709817, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.176759.3829444 Piccada, Via degli Asfodeli 6, ☎ 39 0789 709344, 39 334 3742939, 39 336 327145, fax: 39 0789 709344, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.1756679.3854175 Grand Hotel Palau, Via dei Lecci, ☎ 39 0789 709031, 39 345 6714199, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.1763339.3888896 Posada Beach Resort, Via del Vecchi Marino, ☎ 39 06 45439344, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.1780289.3888897 Capo D'orso, Via del Vecchio Marino, ☎ 39 06 45439344, @[email protected]. 
• 41.1800289.3829448 The Old Source, Via Fonte Vecchia 48, ☎ 39 0789 709750, fax: 39 0789 707295, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.1815289.3829729 The rock, Via dei Mille 15, ☎ 39 338 7949300, 39 339 2159366, fax: 39 0789 707155, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.181259.37908310 Palau City Hotel, Viale Razzoli 34, ☎ 39 0789 709807, 39 345 6714199, @[email protected]. Hotel. 
• 41.180759.38072211 ^{[link not working]}The Wind and the Sea, Via Po 17, ☎ 39 334 9511760, @[email protected]. Check in: 16:00-20:00, check-out: by 12:00. B&B. 
• 41.1803069.37986112 La Fonda, Via Station 15, ☎ 39 335 411778, @[email protected]. B&B. 
• 41.181259.38338913 Bear and the Sea, Vicolo Diaz B 1, ☎ 39 331 2222000, 39 392 3110950, @[email protected]. B&B. 
• 41.1806949.38127814 Celeste Di Mare, Via Po 9, ☎ 39 342 0692116, @[email protected]. B&B. 

Safety

Useful numbers

• 41.1774449.3872225 Emergency medical Service, Street of the Achaeans, ☎ 39 0789 552809. 
• 41.1790569.3795286 Outpatient clinic, Via Nazionale 144, ☎ 39 0789 708504. 
• 41.1785289.3868337 Fixed police post, Via Riva dei Lestrigoni 16, ☎ 39 0789 708000. 
• 41.177759.3848 Municipal police, Via Homer 1, ☎ 39 0789 770861, fax: 39 0789 770865, @[email protected]. Mon-Sat 10: 00-12: 30 and 16: 00-20: 00. 
• 41.1786679.3779179 Carabinieri, Via Nazionale 119, ☎ 39 0789 709503. 
• 41.1785289.37952810 Finance Police, Via Nazionale 113, ☎ 39 0789 709510. 

How to keep in touch

Post office

• 41.1811679.38166711 Post Office, Via Regina Margherita 36, ☎ 39 0789 708527, fax: 39 0789 708351. Mon-Fri 8: 20-13: 35; Sat 8: 20-12: 35. 

Around

• Archipelago of La Maddalena
• Santa Teresa Gallura
• Bonifacio, in Corsica

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