Stintino (Sassarese: Isthintini, Sardinian: Istintìnu) is a coastal comune (municipality) in the Province of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Sassari.

Stintino is located on the peninsula of the same name, running from Nurra plain to the Asinara Island, part of the Asinara National Park, for which Stintino is the nearer embarkment place.

Stintino was founded on the 14th of August 1885, when the Italian Government decided to use the nearby isle, Isola dell'Asinara, as a quarantine sea aid station and penal colony.

[4] At the time, the isle was inhabited by 45 families, dedicated to agricultural, farming, and fishing activities.

These families gave origin to the villages of Cala Reale, Fornelli, and Cala d'Oliva but had had to leave the isle following the decision of the Government The families used the few resources they were given from the government to create the new comune.