Olbia, Italy

Marine Transport Services to Olbia 40°55'N 9°34'E

Olbia, a fishing port and car-ferry terminus on the edge of the Costa Smeralda in Sardinia.
Sardinia is the most magnificent of Italian islands, is also one of the largest in the Mediterranean, second only to Sicily.
It has more than 1800 km of coastline with over 300 beaches of fine golden sand and countless rocky inlets, some of which are accessible only from the sea.
It is an island which harmonises and balances the senses of colour, fragrance and flavour with nature, history and tradition.
The azure-blue Mediterranean, speckled with pink from the flocking flamingoes, the intense colours of peony and spring flowers, the warmth of the sun's golden rays, the soft white sandy beaches, the verdant expanses of rich vegetation and the silver sheen of the magnificent rock faces all conspire to create a magnificent rainbow of colours.
The maquis, myrtle, cork oaks, juniper and oleander trees all make their individual and distinctive contributions to a wonderfully aromatic atmosphere.

Dockwise yacht shipping services provide safe, reliable way for clients to visit Olbia.

General Information Italy

Area: 301,338 sq km (116,346 sq miles).
Population: 57,844,017 (official estimate 2001).
Population density: 192 per sq km.
Capital: Rome.
Population capital: 2,655,970 (2001).
Language: Italian is the official language.
Dialects are spoken in different regions.
German and Ladin are spoken in the South Tyrol region (bordering Austria).
French is spoken in all the border areas from the Riviera to the area north of Milan (border with France and Switzerland).
German is spoken around the Austrian border.
English, German and French are also spoken in the biggest cities and in tourism and business circles.
Religion: Roman Catholic with Protestant minorities.
Time: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in September).
Electricity: 220 volts AC, 50Hz.
Currency: Euro (€) = 100 .
Country Code: + 39 ~
IDD Access Code: 00 ~

How to get there

Visitors travelling to Italy will find flights are numerous and fares are competitive. Unless you're pushed for time, train travel is a great way to enter Italy from within Europe.
Buses are numerous but can't really compete with the convenience of the train. Ferries connect the country with Greece, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Albania, Croatia and Spain.

Basic contact information for airports to get in Olbia:

ITALY
Country Code: + 39 ~
IDD Access Code: 00 ~
Time Zone: GMT + 1 ~
Business Language: Italian

ALGHERO-FERTILIA AIRPORT (AHO)
Alghero Airport, Sardinia, I-07041 Alghero
Tel.: + 39 079 935282, 079 935011
Fax: + 39 079 935282

Weather

Summers can be very hot, so the best time to visit Olbia is from mid April to mid June or mid September to the end of October, when the daily temperatures are usually 70-80 F/20-32 C, with nights in the 50-60 F/10-20 C.
Spring and autumn are mild with fine, sunny weather.
July, August and the first half of September are generally quite hot (90 F/34-37 C), humid and very crowded with tourists.

Marinas

MARINA DI PORTO ROTONDO
Direzione Porto
PO Box 328
07020 Porto Rotondo
Sardinia
Italy
Tel.: + 39 078 934 203
Fax: + 39 078 934 368
E-mail: marinapr@tiscali.it
Internet: www.portorotondo.numera.it

PORTO CERVO MARINA
Direzione Marina
07020 Porto Cervo, Sardinia
Italy
Tel.: + 39 078 990 5111
Fax: + 39 078 990 1153
E-mail: pcmarina@tin.it

MARINA DI PORTO OTTIOLU
Loc Ottiolu
08020 Budoni, (NU)
Italy
Tel.: + 39 078 484 6211
Fax: + 39 078 484 6209
E-mail: marina@ottiolu.org