Located in northeastern Sardinia, Costa Smeralda represents one of the 20th century’s most celebrated land transformations. Until the mid-1900s, this stretch of Gallura coastline was an isolated, sparsely populated landscape frequented mostly by local shepherds and defined by wild scrub and granite outcrops. In the 1960s, Prince Karim Aga Khan spearheaded a luxury development plan that integrated regional architecture with the natural environment. Featuring sheltered coves, emerald waters, and pink granite headlands, the area transformed into an exclusive luxury destination attracting celebrities, world leaders, and superyachts.