Which one to choose in Sardinia
Molentargius-Saline Regional Park vs Porto Conte Regional Natural Park
Two parks in Sardinia. Molentargius-Saline Regional Park has 3 tickets and tours to book; Porto Conte Regional Natural Park has 13 tickets and tours to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Sardinia, Italy
Molentargius is a wetland of lagoons and abandoned salt pans lying inside the urban area of Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, hemmed in between the city, the suburb of Quartu Sant'Elena and the eight-kilometre beach of Poetto, and it is one of the few places in Europe where thousands of wild flamingos nest within sight of apartment blocks. The main entrance, at the Edificio Sali Scelti, the old salt works offices on Via La Palma, is ten to fifteen minutes by bus, taxi or bicycle from the historic centre and the port, which makes it an easy half-day for cruise passengers and city visitors. Entry is free, and the park is open to walkers and cyclists along several kilometres of level dirt roads and embankments between the basins, with screens and hides for watching the birds;
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Sardinia, Italy
Porto Conte is the bay and the limestone headlands west of Alghero in north-western Sardinia, twenty minutes from the town, and its park, together with the marine protected area of Capo Caccia and Isola Piana in front of it, is sold from Alghero as a string of small outdoor activities rather than one big tour. On the water, the kayak tours paddle the bay and the cliffs with an aperitif at sunset, the stand-up paddle trips reach the hidden beach under the pines, the boat and catamaran tours sail from Alghero or from the park's jetties to Capo Caccia's cliffs with snorkelling stops, and the coasteering at Cala Dragunara and the guided apnea dives are for the adventurous.
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