Perched on a rugged stretch of coastline punctuated by pink granite rocks. Costa Smeralda overlooks the sparkling Tyrrhenian Sea in northeastern Sardinia. This exclusive destination is gently tucked away among the beaches of Celvia, Liscia Ruja and Pitrizza.

Until the early 1960s, the area was difficult to access by land, hemmed in by steep bluffs covered with woods and knotted scrub. To reach the sea, visitors had to junipers, on a descent made by even more arduous by rocky conformations barbed by ramparts. Among the coast. there were no human settlements and no roads.

Ahead of you, there was only a shimmering surface of clear waters in a palette of sapphire, turquoise, tourmaline, peridot and emerald, glistening with a thousand and one reflections In perfect harmony with nature, Costa Smeralda rose from the uninhabited, untouched territory at the northeastern tip of Sardinia. Uncovering the area's limitless potential, Prince Aga Khan and other interested associates set to work developing and transforming Costa Smeralda into an exclusive escape.

The region's natural abundance combines seamlessly with an original architectural style that makes Costa Smeralda a truly one-of-a-kind destination. 

"Another reason why Sardinia is unique: it is a perfectly balanced mix between confidentiality and exhibitionism, class and bohemianism, etiquette and extravagance, extreme luxury and simplicity"

Francesca Lombardi, writer

"This land does not resemble any other place. Sardinia is another thing: larger, much more than usual, not at all irregular, but that disappears in the distance.

Enhancing space and distance to travel around, nothing done, nothing definitive.

It's like freedom itself.”

David Herbert Lawrence, writer

"Transparency is what I look for most. Ideally, I'd like my houses to disappear altogether into the landscape so that mu clients can enjoy such a direct contact with nature that they forget about everything else.”

Savin Couelle, architect