Le Dune Piscinas *****

Location
On the west coast of Sardinia, on the well-known Costa Verde, lies the Le Dune Piscinas Ecoresort & Beach. In the area between Capo Pecora and Capo Frasca, the hotel is only 150 metres from the sea and is located directly on the Piscinas beach, a long stretch of golden sand dunes surrounded by junipers. The area is still virgin and uncrowded by mass tourism. The locality of Ingurtosu, a hamlet of the municipality of Arbus, was until the middle of the last century, together with Montevecchio, an important mining area par excellence in Sardinia. Its name comes from the Sardinian name of the griffon vulture that populated the skies, Su Gurturgiu precisely.

Charming recommends to rent a car to those who choose this hotel.

Hotel

Le Dune Piscinas, directly on the beach, reopens in the coming season of 2024 after three years of work: a sustainable 5-star hotel, attentive and respectful of its extraordinary surroundings, with a contemporary design that harmonises with the external environment and a spectacular nature that is the real protagonist here. 

The renovation project has enhanced the original structure of the old mining warehouse by introducing new design elements. Marble and basalt, wrought iron and wooden furniture, Sardinian fabrics and traditional decorations skilfully updated, narrate coherence and respect for the sacredness of a place to be protected and preserved. The entrance from the original gallery travelled by carts carrying extracted minerals is a tribute to the industrial past of this wonderful land.

Rooms
Rooms and Suites: 28 units for guests aged 12 and over, divided between the ground, first and second floors and three buildings. All rooms are: non-smoking, have air conditioning, direct dial telephone, minibar, safe also for laptops with an internal charging socket, work desk and pool towels; each room has its own beach area with 2 sun loungers and parasol.

Private beach in front of the hotel with access via wooden walkway. Only 28 parasols with deck chairs and sun loungers, one for each room and suite.  Beach service is guaranteed until September 30. From October, stations will be installed at the intereno of the property.

The hotel's brand new swimming pool is located in a sheltered area so that it can be used even on windy days. Surrounded by a large solarium equipped with sun loungers and parasols, the pool has a section equipped for water trekking, with two immersion treadmills.

Wellness Point 
The spa also includes a gym, a double treatment cabin and a relaxation area that extends into the small courtyard, a large sauna with a window onto the vegetation and a state-of-the-art experience shower. It is also possible to receive your own personalised treatment in the dunes, welcomed inside a reserved gazebo..

Restaurant
A food and wine proposal united by a rigorous choice of quality ingredients, favouring those of local origin, but not limited to purely territorial cuisine. From the seafront American Bar "I Giechi" on the piazzetta to the beach bar, to the Ginepro restaurant that covers all the time slots for daily dining, to the Rosso Tramonto restaurant with gourmet proposals for dinner.

The mining village is now abandoned, but, inhabited until the late 1960s, it was populated by almost five thousand people and was the management centre of the Ingurtosu and Gennamari mines. Its historical importance has earned it recognition as a monument of industrial mining archaeology and it is part of a vast area declared a 'cultural heritage of humanity' by UNESCO. The area, still little frequented by mass tourism, is a small paradise of relaxation for lovers of the sea and fishing, both traditional and underwater, who are advised to be cautious as the entrance to the water is deep and the currents can be very strong at certain times of the year. The enchanting beaches of Scivu, S'Acquarucci and Torre dei Corsari are definitely worth a visit.

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