Pantogia | €1.5 million ($1.62 million)
A three-bedroom villa with a pool and sea views on a hillside
This three-bedroom, three-bathroom villa is perched on a hill in the hamlet of Pantogia, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea on the northeast coast of Sardinia.
Pantogia, about a mile from the resort community of Porto Cervo, is in the heart of Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, or Emerald Coast, a 35-mile-long coastline offering attractive beaches, pricey hotels, golf and tennis clubs, marinas and other luxuries. While there are accommodations in Pantogia, the closest area for shopping and entertainment is Porto Cervo.
Nearby recreational activities include sailing, snorkeling and scuba diving, and the region offers ancient ruins and Bronze Age stone structures called nuraghi to visit. The Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, which has some international flights, is 20 miles south.
Size: The listing brokerage would not provide this information.
Price per square foot: The listing brokerage would not provide this information.
Indoors: The three-story villa was built by the prominent French architect Savin Couëlle, whose prolific work in Sardinia has helped define the look of the Costa Smeralda. The ground floor has a living room opening to the pool area, dining room, kitchen and a small bedroom with a bathroom. The space and hallways have the wide, swooping arches mimicking cave interiors characteristic of Mr. Couëlle’s homes.
Each of the villa’s upper floors has a bedroom with a private terrace with sea views and an en suite bath with diamond-shaped tilework. The interiors are whitewashed and the ceilings have massive log beams.
Outdoor space: The living room opens onto a large veranda with a niche for outdoor dining and a sitting area with two chaise longues. There are views of the Li Nibani islands and the Grande Pevero Gulf. An infinity pool made with Orosei marble is set among natural rocks. An outdoor shower is sheltered by two rock slabs and juniper trees.
Costs: The listing brokerage would not provide this information.
Contact: Issy Foster, Knight Frank, +44 20 3906 6126, knightfrank.com
Muzzeddu | €1.5 million ($1.62 million)
A traditional two-bedroom house with pool and cottage in the countryside
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom traditional stone farmhouse with a two-bedroom cottage annex and an infinity pool is built on a hillside in the hamlet of Muzzeddu, in northeastern Sardinia.
Located about 12 miles southeast of the city of Olbia, which has some 60,000 residents, the house has views of the countryside’s mountains and rolling hills. While the property is somewhat isolated, some of Sardinia’s most stunning beaches on the Tyrrhenian Sea are about a 10-minute drive.
Porto San Paolo, a former fishing village with several thousand residents, offers beaches and hiking trails and sweeping views of the nearby islands of Tavolara and Molara. San Teodoro, a picturesque seaside town with a lagoon that’s home to a flock of flamingos, is about eight miles east. Both towns offer restaurants, bars, tennis, golf, snorkeling, kayaking and other water sports. The Costa Smeralda 30 to 45 minutes away.
There are limited services immediately around Muzzeddu, and amenities are a short drive. The Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport is about a 15-minute drive away.
Size: 2,152 square feet
Price per square foot: €697 ($753)
Indoors: The one-story traditional Sardinian stone farmhouse — known as a “stazzu” in the local Gallurese dialect — was completed in 2023. An arched front door opens to the main living area with high ceilings of whitewashed wood beams. Large casement windows have interior shutters.
The combined living room and dining area has a large fireplace with a thick wood beam for a mantel. Lited doors open to the spacious kitchen with stone countertops and wood cabinets. Off the main living area are two bedrooms and two bathrooms. One has a free-standing bathtub with silver feet, wood plank floors and white retro tiles. The house has a cellar with a separate access, as well as a one-story stone cottage with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a fireplace.
Outdoor space: The main house’s living area opens to an inner courtyard with a vine-draped pergola and outdoor kitchen with a wood-burning oven. The yard, which covers about two-thirds of an acre, is landscaped with olive trees and has a stone patio. An infinity-edge saltwater swimming pool is also paved in natural stone.
Costs: About €1,500 ($1,623) a year in taxes
Contact: Laura Valdambrini, Apolloni & Blom, +39 339 710 4276, Apolloni & Blom
Alghero | €1.5 million ($1.62 million)
A three-bedroom house, six-bedroom guesthouse and pool in the countryside
This nine-bedroom, 10-bathroom estate with two buildings and a pool complex is about six miles from the city of Alghero, in northwest Sardinia.
The secluded estate sits on 62 acres of Monte Pettenadu, about 1,050 feet above sea level, and has views of the Mediterranean Sea and the city of Alghero, with about 40,000 residents. The region is dotted with Bronze Age stone towers called nuraghi and tiny churches. While activities such as hiking, cycling, canoeing and horsebackriding are popular in the hills, most services are in Alghero.
The region, known as the Coral Coast, is a tourist attraction renowned for its red coral, white sand beaches, rocky formations and the surrounding green maquis vegetation. La Speranza beach, in the village of Poglina, is a 20-minute drive, and the Capo Caccia headland near Neptune’s Grotto is about 50 minutes away. Alghero also attracts motor-sport enthusiasts to the annual Alghero-Scala Piccada Hill Climb. The Alghero-Fertilia Airport, which has international flights, is about 12 miles north of the estate.
Size: 4,306 square feet
Price per square foot: €348 ($377)
Indoors: The main house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms, and the guesthouse has six bedrooms and six bathrooms. Both are constructed of wood and straw, with 24-inch-thick walls of pressed-straw bales covered in lime and sand plaster. The roofs are flat and could potentially be raised.
Each building has a kitchen, dining area and living area with high ceilings. The guesthouse has bathrooms fitted with bidets, walk-in showers and spa baths. Steps have been eliminated to make the property more accessible.
Outdoor space: The estate has spacious verandas and extensive patios with a dining area and outdoor kitchen. There is a 20-by-39-foot swimming pool and a 20-by-7-foot hydromassage pool, as well as two gazebos and a 1,076-square-foot tensile structure for events. The half-acre of gardens has pathways surrounding the buildings.
About five acres of land are planted with medicinal herbs, and there are about 12 acres of arable land, 12 acres of oaks, Holm oaks and strawberry trees, and 12 acres of myrtle grove. There are 17 acres of mixed pasture.
Costs: About €1,800 ($1,944) a year in taxes
Contact: Gianmarco Bozzia, La Tua Casa al Mare, +39 335 702 7450, latuacasaalmare.it
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