Grande Pevero

A crescent of fine white sand curves around the Golfo di Pevero a few kilometres from Porto Cervo, in the Arzachena territory of the Costa Smeralda. Shallow water deepens slowly from the shore, old junipers shade the approaches, and behind the beach the Patima pond leads on towards the fairways of Pevero Golf Club.

Why it matters

Grande Pevero is an arc of fine white sand about 300 metres long, set in the Gulf of Pevero. What separates it from the string of neighbouring coves is the double setting. In front, clear water deepens through shades of green and azure; behind, the shallow Patima pond lies before the fairways of Pevero Golf Club. The contrast between sea, wetland and golf course defines the setting.

What to notice

The fine white sand slopes gently into turquoise water. The granite that defines the Costa Smeralda is at its most photogenic here — sculpted white rocks and centuries-old junipers line the margins, with small rocky islets offshore. Piccolo Pevero, a separate beach less than half this length, lies to the north. On the horizon towards the gulf's mouth lie the islets known by the Gallurese name li gabbiani (“the seagulls”) and on maps as Li Nibani.

Context and history

Grande Pevero took shape as a destination when the Costa Smeralda itself did. The nearby Spiaggia del Principe honours the Aga Khan, founder of the Costa Smeralda, whose resort development shaped this coast. The golf club behind the bay belongs to that first generation: the club was founded in 1972 from the enthusiasm of Prince Karim Aga Khan and a group of founding members, a course plan credited to Robert Trent Jones Sr., and the hosting of the Italian Open in 1978. The pond between beach and fairways survived the transformation, and today the sequence — sand, wetland, greens, scrub-covered granite — reads as a compact history of how this coastline developed alongside its natural features.