A town born in the 20th century on the central-eastern coast of Sardinia.

Cardedu is the youngest municipality in Ogliastra and its original nucleus is composed of some families from Gairo, who were forced to abandon their homes after a violent flood in the mid-20th century.

The centre is of recent formation, but the population has a millenary cultural heritage, which has its origins in Gairo Vecchio and manifests itself in local know-how, popular traditions and religious celebrations.

To the Neolithic period belong the domus de Janas of Monte Arista, the domus de Janas of Cucuddadas and the menhirs of Costa Iba. The best-attested phase is the Nuragic, as the village has four nuraghi, including the nuraghe Perda 'e pera, and an imposing sacred well su Presoneddu, still intact.

The sandy coastline is almost five kilometres long: in the Marina di Cardedu there are

the beaches of Foddini, Tramalitza, Museddu and Perd'e Pera.