Torre Argentina can be found in the municipality of Bosa, on Sardinia’s central-western coast, in the historical region of Planargia.
In particular, the cove takes its name from the promontory of the same name (32 m a.s.l.), dominated for over five centuries by a coastal tower.
At the base of the promontory, made up of volcanic rocks formed following eruptions of ash and lava flows, we find this extremely unusual cove. The white, welded tuff cliffs are dotted with basalt rocks and flat reefs, with an almost lunar appearance. These rocks, give the sea its intense cobalt blue colour.
The cove has alternating sandy stretches and stretches of pebbles or flat rocks.
A small volcanic rock island standing at a maximum height of 11 m a.s.l. known as “isola de sas crabas” (island of goats) emerges at fifty metres from the shore.
Growing lushly around the cove and on the promontory, we find Mediterranean shrub with rosemary, myrtle, rockrose and helichrysum, alternating with areas covered in grass.
The tower was built for defensive purposes at the end of the XVI century; numerous different trekking paths start from here along the coast and lead to other important stretches of this vast expanse of coastline.
The Torre Argentina cove is part of the Sites of Community Importance (SCI) “Hinterland and coastal area between Bosa, Capo Marargiu and Porto Tangone” (ITB020041), regulated by the Rete Natura 2000.
