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Olbia, in brief.

Costa Smeralda gateway, airport and ferry hub.

The busy gateway to the Costa Smeralda in northeastern Sardinia, with the island's main airport and ferry port.

Most visitors pass straight through, yet its old center keeps a fine Romanesque basilica, San Simplicio, built of local granite.

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