Cala di Volpe is a bay and small community located in
Arzachena in the province of
Sassari, in north-east
Sardinia
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label= Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, af ...
. It lies in the historical and geographical region known as
Gallura on the
Costa Smeralda
The Costa Smeralda (, ; sdn, Monti di Mola; sc, Montes de Mola) is a coastal area and tourist destination in northern Sardinia, Italy, with a length of some 20 km, although the term originally designated only a small stretch in the comm ...
. Cala di Volpe is located between the broad beach of Juncu and Capriccioli . The town has a natural harbour.
The bay is also famous for its namesake luxury hotel designed by
Jacques Couelle and the superpanfili arriving in summer that dock on buoys, which are located in the south cove. Cala di Volpe has a small wooden pier.
Some scenes from the
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...
film ''
The Spy Who Loved Me'' were filmed in this resort town.
Cities and towns in Sardinia
1922 establishments in Italy
States and territories established in 1922
Sardinia
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