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Sardinia Orientale and Alghero
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Sardinia Orientale and Alghero

Ten days after the ferry: Olbia or Porto Torres, Costa Smeralda as a look not a crawl, SS125 Orientale Sarda, Cala Gonone, Gennargentu, Alghero, Bosa. Tesla in Olbia and Cagliari; book the EV deck on Grimaldi or Moby.

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Season: Year-round. SS125 can close after winter storms. July-August is packed and expensive on the north coast. Ferries book out for EVs in peak weeks.

Ten days after the ferry: Olbia or Porto Torres, Costa Smeralda as a look not a crawl, SS125 Orientale Sarda, Cala Gonone, Gennargentu, Alghero, Bosa. Tesla in Olbia and Cagliari; book the EV deck on Grimaldi or Moby.

Day by day

Day 1

Olbia

The ferry still in the rear-view. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Olbia) — typical arrival 30%, about 28 min to 80%. Why stop here: Olbia. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Olbia
OlbiaPhoto: trolvag / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 3

Cala Gonone

A gulf of limestone. Destination charger; the coves are a boat.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Cala Gonone. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Alghero
AlgheroPhoto: jimmyroq / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 6

Alghero

Catalan walls on a cape. Charge in Sassari after 22 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Alghero. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Bosa
BosaPhoto: Gzzz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 8

Bosa

A river of colour under a castle. A quiet night.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Bosa. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Orientale Sarda
Orientale SardaPhoto: virytum / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Day 10

Cagliari

Last Tesla. The east coast is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Cagliari) — typical arrival 22%, about 26 min to 82%. Why stop here: Cagliari. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Cagliari
CagliariPhoto: Municipality of Cagliari / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 it)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Olbia — a calm stop on this leg, about 28 min.
  • Tesla Supercharger in Cagliari — a calm stop on this leg, about 26 min.

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