Cala Gonone is another well-known spot in Sardinia. Before going there, I was wondering why this place was so popular. I mean, there are beautiful sandy beaches everywhere. I thought I would be spending another day lying on the beach reading my book.

But I was wrong. I walked and walked and walked a lot here. Even though I only visited one beach.

There are many beaches and caves along the coast between Cala Gonone and Tortolí, and there are two ways of accessing them. First is to walk and second is to take a boat. If you are unlucky and happen to be in the area on a windy day, then you are left with only one option, which is to walk.

I decided to leave town early in the morning and headed to Cala Luna. My host said that the path went through the woods and forest, so no worry about it being too hot at midday.

Either he was wrong, or there was a misunderstanding in our communication, the sun was burning down at me almost the whole 3 hours of my walk. I kept going on the dusty path, my hiking shoes covered in powdery dirt and I was sweating my body weight out. I was determined to go hiking today, not to go to the beach. Hence I didn’t even bring a towel with me. Although less than halfway through I couldn’t wait to jump into the cold water.

Walking down from the cliff to see light blue bay and white sandy beach, paradise felt much closer to me.



At last, I slowly walked down and headed towards the sea, through trees blossomed with pink flowers and a sign pointing out a way to the beach. It was just like I was about to discover paradise, just like in the movie The Beach.



To be honest, the beach at Cala Luna wasn’t that spectacular comparing to the effort I had to make to get there. There was no sandy beach but pebbles which hurt a little. What was a little bit more particular were the caves that you could go inside and hide from the sun while still looking out at the crystal blue sea.

What made I appreciate this place, ironically, was the fact that I had to walk 2 hours to get there. Soaked in my own sweat, at that point all I wanted was to jump into the sea.

And that was what I did.

Thing really worth more when they are harder to get. I really believe so.