Resting on the plain between the sea and the limestone heels, Lotzorai is a village of orchards, vineyards and long beaches: everyday, authentic Sardinia, where tourism lives alongside farming life.
The village of orchards
Lotzorai smells of citrus and summer tomatoes: its gardens supply markets across Ogliastra. The centre is simple and alive — piazza bars, bakery, fishmonger — perfect for daily shopping when staying in the countryside.
The Medusa castle
On the hill above the village stand the ruins of the medieval Medusa castle, contested by the judges of Arborea and the Pisans: a sunset stroll among thousand-year walls, plain and sea at your feet. Free entry, priceless view.
The beaches
Iscrixedda and Le Rose close the plain: golden sand, pine woods, and the lagoon where flamingos and stilts rest. These are I Mandorli's "home" beaches: ten minutes and you are in the water.