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Stagno di Platamona

Sardegna  >  Italy

This lake is one of the most important wetlands in northern Sardinia and just behind the beach.

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Most recent update 15 Eylül 2025
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Description

Stagno di Platamona is a lagoon with surrounded by large reed beds. It is an important wildlife sanctuary in Sardinia and has a remarkable biodiversity. Birds you can observe include Flamingo, Erguvani balýkçýl, Bahri, Kamış Bülbülü, Sakarmeke, and ducks. The area is also a habitat for the rare Sazhorozu and other species such as Saz delicesi. Other animals include the Sardinian toad (discoglossus) and fish species in the sandy bottom of the nearby beach.

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Italiano: Si tratta di un lago situato a pochi passi dalla spiaggia, nonché una delle aree umide piú importanti del nord della Sardegna. Nello Stagno di Platamona, un'importante oasi faunistica in Sardegna, è possibile osservare una notevole biodiversità, specialmente nel birdwatching. Le specie visibili includono uccelli acquatici come aironi, fenicotteri, folaghe e germani reali. L'area è un habitat per il raro pollo sultano e per altre specie come i falchi di palude. Tra gli altri animali presenti si annoverano anche il rospo sardo (discoglosso) e specie ittiche nei fondali sabbiosi della vicina spiaggia.

Details

Access

Stagno di Platamona is located between Marina di Sorso and Porto Torres, behind Platamona beach. The area can be reached from Sassari in about twenty minutes via Provincial Road 40. Those arriving from Porto Torres should take Provincial Road 81. Press P on the map for directions to a parking. A walking path runs along the northern shore of the lake.

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Italiano: E’ situato tra Marina di Sorso e Porto Torres, alle spalle dell’omonima spiaggia di Platamona. Vi si arriva da Sassari in circa venti minuti percorrendo la Strada Provinciale 40. Per chi arriva invece da Porto Torres dovrà percorrere la Strada Provinciale 81.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Dunes , Reedbeds , Pond , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Wet

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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