Sardinia

Sights

• Costa Smeralda – Granite coves with emerald water.
• La Maddalena Archipelago – A national park of islands and swimming coves, by boat.
• Su Nuraxi di Barumini – A Bronze Age nuraghe complex – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Cagliari – The Castello quarter and Poetto beach.
• Alghero – A Catalan-influenced old town on the sea walls.
• Gulf of Orosei – Coves such as Cala Goloritzé, by boat or on foot.
• Neptune's Grotto – A stalactite cave at Capo Caccia.

Food & nightlife

• Porceddu – Suckling pig roasted over a wood fire.
• Pane carasau – Wafer-thin, crispy shepherds' bread.
• Culurgiones – Dumplings filled with potato, pecorino and mint.
• Seadas – A fried pastry filled with cheese and drizzled with honey.
• Cannonau and mirto – Red wine and myrtle liqueur.

Day trips

• Asinara – A national park island with white donkeys.
• Bosa – Colourful houses on the Temo river below a castle.
• Gola di Gorropu – One of Europe's deepest gorges, with a guide.

Good to know

When to go

May–June, September–October

Getting around

Fly or take a ferry to Olbia, Cagliari or Alghero; without a hire car the coves are hard to reach.

Tipping

Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.

Power

Plug type C/F/L, 230 V – pack an adapter for Swiss plugs.

Currency

Euro (EUR)

Plan your trip to Sardinia together

Create a trip plan and the Travel Guide comes with it – with a map, ideas to suggest and saved for offline use.

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More in Italy

• Lake Como
• Stresa
• Rome
• Florence
• Venice
• Milan
• Naples
• Sicily
• Cinque Terre
• Lake Garda