In Sardinia, a few kilometers from the center of Arbatax, there is a peninsula with over 60 hectares of unspoiled nature; a special place that houses the only Resort in the world within a nature reserve. Inside, there are 4 hotels that share all the services made available by the Resort. The Cottages are characteristic chalets located in one of the most exclusive areas of the resort.
A stone’s throw from the sea or surrounded by a lush garden, they represent the best solution for those who want to be close to all the services and beaches of the resort at the same time. Cottage guests have exclusive access to the Relax Pool and the Sa Gana Restaurant.
Pets: allowed on request (max 10 kg), with a supplement of € 10.00 per day to be paid locally. Pets are not allowed in the common areas, restrictions apply.
Rooms
The Cottages consist of 75 rooms furnished in typical Sardinian style and equipped with all comforts. They are divided into the following types: Classic, Superior and Communicating Superior with Terrace. Rooms Classic they are from 50 to 100 meters from the sea and are totally surrounded by greenery. They can accommodate up to a maximum of 4 people, these rooms are furnished in typical Sardinian style and have air conditioning, TV, safe and minibar. The Superior rooms , located in one of the most exclusive areas of the resort, are 50 to 10 meters from the sea. They have air conditioning, TV, safe and minibar. They can accommodate up to 3 people. The Superior rooms with terrace , exclusive and elegant, they are composed of 2 rooms (bedroom + living room) or 2 bedrooms, with two bathrooms and enjoy a sea view or a lush garden. Furnished in Sardinian style, they can accommodate up to 5 people and are equipped with air conditioning, TV, safe and minibar. Ideal for families, they can accommodate up to 5 people.
Terme Wellness - Wellness Center
The Thalasso & SPA Bellavista Wellness Center was born in 2010 from the reconversion of the prestigious and more avant-garde equestrian center Europe, which in the past hosted up to 60 horses of all races. Nowadays, on the terrace of the entrance to the SPA, which overlooks the large outdoor pool of the Wellness Center, it is possible to admire the artistic work of a horse’s head precisely to remember the origins of this place. The Bellavista Wellness Center is located inside the Arbatax Park Resort, a 60-hectare complex with 5 hotels inside, which overlooks the splendid eastern coast of Ogliastra, in Sardinia.
The brand new Wellness Center with Thalasso & SPA Bellavista is located in a panoramic position and equidistant from the various accommodation facilities: a modern wellness center that extends over an area of 2,000 square meters where water is the primary element for health and entertainment. The Wellness Center with its SPA offers its guests wellness programs (Turkish baths, saunas, emotional showers, whirlpools, waterfalls and pools of fresh and salt water) as well as beauty treatments and massages, all overlooking a suggestive swimming pool with paths and water games.
Entrance to the wellness programs is allowed to adults and children aged 16 and over, and is subject to a fee for all guests of the Resort, as well as beauty treatments and massages.
Gastronomy - Catering
The “Sa Gana” restaurant is the main restaurant dedicated to the guests of the Cottages with Bed and Breakfast treatment and Half board. It offers a very refined cuisine of an international character, with a variety of land and sea dishes. Upon reservation and at an additional cost, they can also have their meals at the other dining options of the Arbatax Park Resort.
Activities - Excursions - Tours
ACTIVITIES – EXCURSIONS – TOUR
Sport beach : Equipped with sunbeds and umbrellas available to guests until exhaustion. The beach is dedicated to nautical activities (canoes, diving center, excursions and shuttles to the Lido di Orrì beach).
Le Palme beach : Sand and pebble cove with shallow water. Ideal for families with children and for young people, it is the center of fun and entertainment, where numerous fitness and entertainment activities take place. Equipped with sun beds and umbrellas available to guests of the resort until exhaustion.
Sports activities:
Football: The Milan Holiday Camp is designed for children aged 5 to 14 who want to refine their technique by improving their level of play; a project created to involve not only the little guests of the Resort but also the many enthusiasts from the area. Improve your football skills under the supervision of AC Milan coaches, choose the week that suits you: we are waiting for you! Three weeks entirely under the banner of the Rossoneri colors, fun and being together, an initiative that also wants to be an opportunity for growth for the boys also for the educational implications in line with the goals of Milan. Fair play, team spirit and collaboration with your teammates on and off the pitch. The activities are directly proposed and managed by Rossoneri coaches who will follow the boys and girls for one-week sessions with specific training for age groups. We will work on technique, there will be great attention to nutrition and will be played in a team tournament. Participants will wear the training kit provided for the course: the Milan Holiday Camp kit.
Tennis “Sun Ball” Academy: Your tennis lessons will be taught by the professionals of the Sunball Tennis Academy. Five synthetic grass fields, for individual and group lessons, available for all ages and for all levels.
Arbatax Running Experience : Do you love running? Inside the Arbatax Park Resort you can dedicate yourself to your favorite passion even on vacation! For all those who love to run, from the most experienced athletes to beginners, numerous climbs and descents for a challenging route in a breathtaking location, passing through the Bellavista Naturalistic Park which is home to numerous animals and is characterized by splendid cliffs overlooking the sea. The evocative 10 km track will follow for long stretches the old route of the famous “Marcialonga of the three seas” which around the Eighties was held for many editions in Arbatax. Experience the thrill of training between the sea and the Ogliastra mountains living a holiday of sport, relaxation and nature in the incredible setting of the Arbatax Park Resort. Run For Fun!
Long Age Fitness : If you believe that taking care of your body is the key to physical and mental well-being, this year the Arbatax Park Resort has also thought of you. From June to September: ten weeks of physical activity, in the company of real professionals, Personal Trainer LongAge, the brand that scientifically deals with physical exercise and nutrition in order to improve Longevity and quality of life. It has been scientifically proven that the most effective physical exercise, to improve the clinical and physiological parameters of our body, is combined strength training, aerobic training (“breath”) and flexibility. We are therefore “rewarded in health and form” by the balance of these three factors, in a word: global functionality – 3 F: Strength-Breath-Flex.
Other sporting activities available are five-a-side football, tennis, beach volleyball, archery, sports area, aerobics.
Watersports :
Canoe : Have fun with our canoes available at the pier of the beach.
SUP: Stand up paddle surfing, also known as SUP, is guaranteed fun in the water for anyone. Get ready to surf with the stand up paddle and have fun exploring all the coves of Arbatax Park.
Diving: The “Nautica Center” Diving Center with its qualified staff will accompany you to discover the magnificent seabed of Ogliastra, its caves, shoals, walls and its wrecks. Don’t miss out on this great experience!
Fly Board : Have fun twirling and performing incredible tricks on the splendid waters off the Ogliastra coast. Flyboard Sardinia offers various solutions for those who want to experience the thrill of this magnificent sport and for those who want excursions, perhaps for a whole day, to discover the most beautiful corners of the Gulf of Orosei.
Snorkeling : A journey under the sea. Admire the beauty of the seabed with a nice swim with mask, snorkel and fins.
Events:
Sardinian evening : Once a week, inside the Naturalistic Park, the “Sardinian evening” is organized in the large lawn of the SPA, an evening in which guests can experience the traditions of Sardinia in all their facets. Here, in 5 points of this immense meadow, various types of tastings are offered: the roasting of meat on a spit, the processing of milk that becomes cheese and fragrant ricotta, the frying of the catch of the day, the preparation of ravioli and pistoccu , the typical bread, Sardinian sweets, watermelon and tomatoes from our garden. All around the tables that welcome the workshops of many artisans, from the cutler to the distiller, from the goldsmith to the carpenter up to the wool weavers. A real living showcase of island traditions at 360 degrees.
In Chent’Annos… at the table : A gastronomic overture in the land of the Centenarians. The passion for good food passes through the territory, its culture and its traditions. Ogliastra, land of the Centenarians, becomes a source of inspiration and its typical tastes are amalgamated in a culinary reinterpretation in which innovation and tradition will guide guests on a fascinating journey between flair and creativity, imagination and passion.
InCantos: When the art of music meets the breath of the sea and the earth, between the melody of the stars, in one of the most fascinating scenarios of the land of Sardinia, InCantos / Sounds of Sardinia is born. 𝗜𝗻𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀 is a musical festival that expresses a new way to experience the beauty and purest identity of the island, with a rhythm that envelops the majestic rocks of Ogliastra and merges with its ancestral memories. There are three special and unmissable events, with personalities of the highest level who will perform on the seashore, in the crystal-clear coves of the Capo Bellavista promontory, among the sweet granite and red porphyry cliffs.
Entertainment and Shows:
VIK / Junior Club : A staff dedicated to children aged 3 to 17 will be operational every day. Inside the Resort, there are various areas equipped for play and sport, with swimming pools reserved for the Baby and Mini Club. All activities are organized into age groups: VIK (from 3 years old), Junior Club (14-17 years old). In the company of the animation boys, children can spend their days with lots of fun, and share many wonderful adventures with new friends. The entertainers are available to the younger guests throughout the day. But not only games, also a lot of teaching thanks to the exclusive project born from the love for children with the desire to help the little ones to transform the holiday into an opportunity to discover and experience their creative side through the relationship with nature and art. Here, in a guided tour, children will learn in a simple way to respect and protect nature and will rediscover their creativity by attending the many educational workshops in which children with the help of our educators and great artists will try to create bricks on the ground raw, prepare bread and cheese with our shepherd, grow vegetables in our garden, weave on small looms specially made for them. Also in the company of a Jana (the Sardinian fairy) they will learn through the intertwined fairy tales of Maria Lai and the sound stones of Pinuccio Sciola to play with art, joyfully approaching this magical world.
Shows: at the Bellavista Theater The animation never ends. From the morning on the beach, to the afternoon at the pool, to the evening at the disco, our guys always know how to make your holiday more fun and engaging. A rich program of daytime and evening entertainment with games, tournaments, shows, cabaret, cinema under the stars, dances and piano bar, collective sports lessons. Don’t miss the appointments in the two amphitheaters, the Bellavista Theater and the disco.
Dance club : And for the warm summer evenings, a beautiful disco, equipped with a modern audio-lighting system and a suggestive track under the stars.
Excursions:
Bellavista Natural Park: The Bellavista peninsula is an island within an island, a corner of paradise still intact in its rugged beauty. The Bellavista Naturalistic and Faunistic Park finds its place in this microcosm, which in an area of 40 hectares hosts animals and plants typical of the Sardinian fauna and flora. Typical animals such as mouflons, wild boars, giara ponies, fallow deer, donkeys, sheep and Sardinian cows are hosted among olive trees, mastic trees and myrtles, as well as a variety of birds that find a safe refuge in a protected ecosystem. . The park is freely accessible to guests who have at their disposal multiple paths to observe animals in complete freedom and to enjoy spectacular views overlooking the typical red rocks of Arbatax, the Ogliastra plain and the Monte Santo Marine Park. Every day, our Rangers accompany visitors to discover the naturalistic and faunal beauties of the Park. The organic garden, called “L’Ortino”, produces vegetables and legumes, obtained with an absolutely natural cultivation, which are then consumed in some of the Arbatax Park restaurants. The Il Pastore restaurant is located in the Park area, offering a typical Sardinian menu in a surprising setting, with tables made from rough granite blocks and chairs made from carved tree trunks, positioned on a terrace that offers a breathtaking view.
Ogliastra: One cannot remain indifferent to the charm of Sardinia, an island known throughout the world for the beauty of its sea and its nature. Ogliastra enhances this beauty in a very particular way, combining the rugged charm of the mountains of the hinterland with the sweetness of an always crystalline sea. The coast is characterized by the alternation between high cliffs and beaches set in small dream coves.
The red rocks, characteristic of the area, enrich nature with their color, contrasting with the transparency and the thousand shades of green and deep blue of the sea. In Ogliastra the traditions and culture of hospitality have an important place. Values that the Arbatax Park Resort has made its own by reinterpreting them in a modern way, to give your holiday all the comfort and relaxation you desire.