The 6 Best Zoos & Aquariums in Sardinia, Italy

June 5, 2021 Merry Kessler

The second-largest island in Mediterranean after Sicily, Sardinia serves up a lovely blend of sea, sand and history. Thousands of nuraghe (stone buildings) dot the landscape, proof that people have been enjoying the lovely climate here for millennia. From posh Costa Smerelda in the north to medieval Alghero in the northwest to the lively capital of Cagliari in the south, and with many picturesque towns and unspoiled sandy beaches in between, Sardinia’s got a little something for everyone.
Restaurants in Sardinia

1. Il Parco Degli Uccelli

Case Sparse Codiles 1, 09078 Scano di Montiferro, Sardinia Italy +39 327 449 9957 [email protected] http://www.parcodegliuccelli.it/
Excellent
57%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
8%
Poor
2%
Terrible
6%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 51 reviews

Il Parco Degli Uccelli

Giardino zoologico immerso nel verde alle pendici del montiferro con animali esotici quali marabù,anatre ornamentali, cigni, tartarughe,asinello sardo, pappagalli e tanti altri.

2. Butterfly House Sardegna

SP 19, Km 1,500 Localita Pulpalzos, 07040 Olmedo, Sardinia Italy +39 392 670 7711 [email protected] http://butterflyhousesardegna.it/
Excellent
60%
Good
26%
Satisfactory
7%
Poor
2%
Terrible
5%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 148 reviews

Butterfly House Sardegna

The Folia Bio butterfly house and park represents a uniquely educational place in Sardinia of its kind. Surrounded by the enchanting Mediterranean nature, Butterfly House Sardegna gives hospitality to over 400 butterflies, free to fly into a subtropical natural environment, where you can dive into a particular and engaging nature experience. A few minutes from the most beautiful beaches of Alghero, the first Subtropical Biosphere of Sardinia is born. It is a wonderful garden, unique of its kind. Inside our greenhouse is recreated a rainforest environment, where you can find, along with the spectacular butterflie, other small animals such as beetles, leaf insects, steer insect, religious mantises. A didactic area allows you to learn about the butterflies' life cicle. Discover the usefulness for their importance in the pollination favor. The Butterfly House is surrounded by the wonderful setting of the Park of the Essences. You can spend a wonderful day in the beautiful Mediterranean swimming pool. Inside the park a dining area allows the visitors to taste the authentic products of the area.

3. Aquarium Laguna di Nora

Loc. Nora, 09010, Pula, Sardinia Italy +39 070 920 9544 http://www.lagunadinora.it/
Excellent
44%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
13%
Poor
5%
Terrible
8%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 151 reviews

Aquarium Laguna di Nora

4. Acquario Cala Gonone

Via La Favorita s.n.c., 08022, Dorgali, Sardinia Italy +39 0784 920052 [email protected] http://www.acquariocalagonone.it/
Excellent
29%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
7%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 624 reviews

Acquario Cala Gonone

The Cala Gonone Acquarium is placed in a marvellousMediterranean park. The exhibit, projected as an acquatic journey from the shore to the dephts passing trough coral reefs, displays different ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea in 24 entertaining and educational tanks, with great attention on typical organism living in our sea.La splendida struttura dell’ Acquario di Cala Gononeè ospitata in un’ area di notevole interesse paesaggistico. Il percorso espositivo, che comprende 24 vasche, illustra seguendo un criterio progressivo legato alla profondità, l’ ambiente marino Mediterraneo.

Reviewed By Killindy - Tuggen, Switzerland

First impression of Cala Gonone may not be great, but the aquarium is amazing. The tanks are spotless and the fish seem to be happy. Everywhere you look you find educational information about the sea life and the impact humans have on it by polluting, overfishing, bringing invasive species, destroying the environment. It touched me to see their blind male sea turtle and burnt fox. The turtle has been found choking with plastic on the shore unable to go back to water, swim and feed while seagulls were pecking its eyes. They saved it but the turtle is blind now and they have to feed it through a tube while distracting the other fish in the tank. It is heartbreaking to see it bump into the rocks of the aquarium. But people working there do their best taking care of it and they managed to help it double its weight. The fox is the victim of a fire. First, when I saw it, I thought it was such a strange breed, to learn afterwards that it had a face permanently deformed and no claws due to the fire. It was a baby when it happened and had to be fed and cared for by humans. Due to this and its injuries it will have to spend the rest of its days here. So, I was really impressed by the dedication these people have for taking care of these two animals. They have lots of fish, all so beautiful and in gorgeously arranged environments. Also of a deep emotional effect on all is the fish tank with small sharks and stingrays that come, of their own free will, to be petted by visitors. It is simply amazing to see those fish come from their protected area, swim towards people and float or stick their heads out of the water to be touched and caressed. It makes one think that fish, even the feared and misinterpreted sharks, have a brain and a soul, appreciate affection and interaction, they are not just food.

5. Parco Degli Angeli

Via Amsicora 2, 09010 Giba, Sardinia Italy http://www.parcodegliangeli.it
Excellent
21%
Good
24%
Satisfactory
24%
Poor
24%
Terrible
7%
Overall Ratings

3.5 based on 38 reviews

Parco Degli Angeli

6. Alghero Aquarium

Via Venti Settembre 1, 07041, Alghero, Sardinia Italy +39 079 978333 [email protected]
Excellent
2%
Good
6%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
17%
Terrible
64%
Overall Ratings

1.5 based on 161 reviews

Alghero Aquarium

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