Spiaggia Bérchida, Beach in Siniscola, Italy.
Spiaggia Bérchida is a beach south of Siniscola, on Sardinia's eastern coast in the Baronie. The beach acts as a barrier to the rio Berchida, holding back the pond of the same name behind the sand. Two forest nurseries of the Ente Foreste della Sardegna stand on the surrounding hills, replanting land burned by past fires.
The beach lies in a region marked by traces from prehistoric times, with archaeological remains from the Nuragic period nearby. These sites show that people have inhabited the area for thousands of years.
The beach takes its name from the rio Berchida, which it dams to form the pond behind it. In the colder months, herds of cattle and sheep graze in the area and come down to the beach to drink at the pond.
The beach lies south of Siniscola, in the Baronie area of eastern Sardinia, about 280 km northeast of Rome. The shoreline acts as a barrier to the rio Berchida, which pools into a pond behind the sand. In the hills around the beach, two Ente Foreste della Sardegna forest stations work on reforesting land burned in past fires.
The beach blocks the Rio Berchida, forming the pond of the same name behind the sand. The pond is a watering place for the cattle and sheep herds that graze in the area and come down to the beach in the colder months.
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