Camping El Merino
Extremadura · Sleeps 2 or more
A mini campsite in the Sierra de Gata with very large pitches and almost nobody on them.
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- Glamping tents
- Total seclusion
- Mountain views
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Photographs by Camping La Pineta, used with permission.
La Pineta
Bari Sardo, Ogliastra, Sardinia
Thirty years in the same family, in the pines between Bari Sardo and the sea in Ogliastra.
Why we love it
Ogliastra is the middle of Sardinia's east coast and the part that mass tourism has mostly missed — the Costa Smeralda is two hours north and another world entirely. La Pineta has been run by the same family for over thirty years, in the pine grove behind the beach at Bari Sardo.
The site describes itself as human-scale and far from mass tourism, which in Sardinian coastal camping is a meaningful claim rather than a slogan.
Best for: the east coast, at the pace it is meant to be taken
Worth knowing
- From 1 June to 13 September bookings for stays of fewer than seven nights are not accepted.
- Towels are not provided in the mobile homes, the equipped tent or the rental caravans, and a €150 security deposit is payable on arrival.
- The beach is a 400-metre walk from the site, and the rental caravans have neither air conditioning nor a private bathroom.
The practicalities
- Check in
- 4pm for units; 12.30–1pm or 3–8pm for pitches
- Check out
- 10am for units, noon for pitches
- Included
- Free hot showers, heated by solar panels
- Electricity, water and gas in the rented units
- Crockery and an initial supply of bed linen in the mobile homes, equipped tent and caravans
- Parking and VAT
- Extras
- Tourist tax — €1.50 per person per night, paid on departure at reception
- Final cleaning — €55.00, or €75.00 with pets
- Towel kit (bath towel and face towel) — €10.00 per kit
- Air conditioning, on request — €5.00 a day
- Electric hook-up — €4.00 a night at 6 amp, €6.00 at 10 amp
- Pets on a pitch — €3.00–4.00 a night
Getting there
- Without a car
- Difficult, but possible
Cagliari airport is 133 km away on the SS125, about 1h45; Olbia port and airport 195 km; Porto Torres 255 km. There is a bus from Cagliari airport and a long-distance taxi, but the operator warns that the public transport network has limited options for getting around the region.
What is around it
Beaches
- Planargia beach — Four hundred metres from the site, a few minutes on foot; long and clear-watered.
Towns
- Bari Sardo · 1.9 miles — Three kilometres away, with all essential services.
- Lanusei · 13.3 miles
Days out
- Grotta di Su Marmuri, Ulassai · 16.7 miles
Who runs it
Tiziana and Giuliano
A couple in life and at work. Giuliano was born in Bari Sardo and his family ran the campsite when he was a child; the two of them have run it together for over twenty years and the site has welcomed guests for more than thirty. Tiziana handles reception, the bar, the shop and the restaurant; Giuliano takes maintenance, safety and the technical side. They say they have deliberately avoided the holiday-village model — no trendy entertainment, no crowds.
Where it is
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