Capo Mannu is a promontory on the Sinis peninsula.
Located about one kilometer from the Mandriola beach, it can also be easily accessed by car.
Capo Mannu is a rocky cape characterized by yellowish limestone cliffs over 50 meters high from which it is possible to admire a breathtaking view, in the days of low haze it is even visible on the horizon the island of Malu ‘entu (also known as “island of Mal di Ventre“).
Activities practiced in the area
Thanks to its exposure to the winds of the western quadrants, and in particular to the mistral, Capo Mannu is one of the most important surfing areas in all of Europe, during the storms, in fact it is possible to observe waves of a few meters high.
Many activities can be practiced in this area besides surfing, it is, in fact, an area of great naturalistic interest.
Horseback riding is very popular in the area, especially on summer evenings, when it is possible to admire beautiful sunsets.
It is also possible to take a walk along the cliff starting from the aragonese tower, located at Punta Mora, continuing along the path beyond the old lighthouse, to get to the Capo Mannu aragonese tower (this path is also part of the path of the 100 towers) and admire , the typical vegetation of the Mediterranean scrub and, from the top of the cliff, the loops and recesses, the white rocks, the expanses of algae, the pinnacles and the transparent water that allow panoramas of intact beauty with small and solitary beaches accessible only from the sea.
Beaches in the surrounding
There are several beaches in this area from S’Anea Scoada to Putzu Idu, from Mandriola to Sa Mesa Longa passing through Su Pallosu and Sa Rocca Tunda.
Each beach is different from the other with a peculiarity that characterizes it and makes it unique.
Going back from Capo Mannu you will find the beaches of:
- Mandriola and Putzu Idu are two villages with fine white sand beaches in front of them, interspersed with large banks of Posidonia Oceanica, and a shallow seabed for a few hundred meters, especially suitable for children.
- S’Anea Scoada is made up of several small beaches divided by golden and soft rocks, with a crystalline sea.
Continuing, however, along the path beyond Capo Mannu it is possible to reach the beaches of:
- Sa Mesa Longa, whose meaning is The Long Table, known for its always calm sea, is protected by two natural rocky barriers on the water off the beach that closes it to the waves, where you can even take a walk. Here there is one of the best marine flora and fauna in Sardinia.
- Su Pallosu (The Hairy) is located just ahead of Sa Mesa Longa, and is characterized by small coves of ocher-colored sand with rocks, pools, islets and intense underwater activity to be explored to the full with mask, fins and snorkel.
- Sa Rocca Tunda (the round rock) is found continuing along the long white beach that starts from Su Pallosu. The beach and the sea take on different characteristics as you go along it, passing from the Su Pallosu area characterized by a calm sea and with a rocky bottom, to the Mandriola area, where there is a high seabed and without rocks, this area is very exposed to the mistral, which meant that going towards the village of Sa rocca Tunda the characteristic banks of Posidonia were formed that mark the border between Sa rocca Tunda and Mandriola, where we find less and less algae and the seabed gradually begins to subside. At the end of the beach is Su Crastu Biancu (The white ridge), where it is possible to continue towards “Scab ‘e Sai” (stone digger), and reach the third Aragonese tower which is also part of the path of the hundred towers.