Arzachena is a quaint Gallura town with houses painted in pastel colors. The city is home to the Ethnographic and Mineralogical-Paleontological Museum representative of Sardinian geological history. Just outside is the Mushroom Rock, a wind-eroded granite massif and symbol of the city. Nearby are also the remains of a prehistoric village.

From Arzachena one arrives at Cannigione by the Micalosu scenic road. From here you can see Cannigione and the protected area of the Saloni pond on one side and the Gulf of Arzachena and the La Maddalena archipelago on the other.