{"id":3915,"date":"2025-09-23T16:09:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orizzontevela.it\/?p=3915"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:22:46","slug":"punta-molentis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orizzontevela.it\/en\/punta-molentis\/","title":{"rendered":"Punta Molentis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3915\" class=\"elementor elementor-3915\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502f779 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"502f779\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e913ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e913ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4113 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/orizzontevela.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/> The blue and turquoise of the sea, the bright white of the beach, dotted with pink on the shoreline, and the green of the Mediterranean maquis. These are the postcard colours of <em>Punta Molentis<\/em>one of the pearls of\u00a0<strong>Villasimius<\/strong>\u00a0(and the whole of southern Sardinia), which you will find along the panoramic provincial road to\u00a0<strong>Castiadas<\/strong>\u00a0e\u00a0<strong>Costa Rei<\/strong>. The crystal-clear waters bathe the fine white sand, whose reflections illuminate the coast. The promontory and the beach are part of the<strong>Capo Carbonara marine area<\/strong>\u00a0and owe their name to\u00a0<em>on molents<\/em>the donkey:<\/p><p>\u00a0once a means of transporting material extracted from the surrounding granite quarries. The granite rocks emerge as relics where the shore is tinged pink at sunset.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4114 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/orizzontevela.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"173\" \/><\/p><p>Divided into several coves,\u00a0<em>Punta Molentis<\/em>\u00a0is topped by Mediterranean shrubs and cacti with multicoloured flowers, which give the landscape an unusual appearance and perfume the air. The triumph of nature is complemented by rabbits and water birds. The beach is arched, enclosed to the north by a small promontory, to the east by a mass of caving rocks. The sea ranges in hue from emerald green to turquoise to azure. The seabed is shallow and sandy. Due to its conformation, similar to an isthmus, it is quite sheltered from the winds. There is a refreshment point and you can hire bathing equipment and boats. Behind, on a hill, are the remains of a nuraghe, known as the nuraghe of\u00a0<em>Punta Molentis<\/em>.<\/p><p>Villasimius offers beautiful settings for spots and films on all its beaches, from the west of Capo Carbonara (<em>Porto sa Ruxi<\/em>,\u00a0<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4115 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/orizzontevela.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/><\/p><p>Campus,\u00a0<em>Campolongu<\/em>,\u00a0<strong>Rice beach<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Cala Caterina<\/strong>) to the east (<strong>pond of Notteri\u00a0<\/strong>e<strong>\u00a0Porto Giunco<\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Simius<\/em>\u00a0e\u00a0<em>Traias<\/em>), up to\u00a0<em>Rio Trottu<\/em>with views of the<strong>cabbage island<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/p><p>e\u00a0<em>Manunzas<\/em>ideal for those seeking tranquillity, beaches that surround the main one of\u00a0<em>Punta Molentis<\/em>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sardegnaturismo.it\/it\/esplora\/punta-molentis\">SardiniaTourism<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A zzurro e turchese del mare, bianco luminoso della spiaggia, punteggiata di rosa sulla battigia, e verde della macchia mediterranea. Sono i colori da cartolina di Punta Molentis, una delle perle di\u00a0Villasimius\u00a0(e di tutto il sud Sardegna), che troverai lungo la provinciale panoramica per\u00a0Castiadas\u00a0e\u00a0Costa Rei. 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