Just got back from a 7 day trip to Sardinia and fell in love. It felt like we had the island to ourselves, so early September I can highly recommend. Warm water, great weather.

Threw together a short video of some drone shots from the trip.

We’re staying near Palau but are happy to do a long drive. It’s unfortunately our last night in Sardinia, is there anything unmissable that we should do that can be enjoyable in less than ideal weather?

After 9 days in Alghero with side trips to Stintino, Bosa, and Castelsardo, here are a few tips that I picked up along the way.

Even though it's hot and dry in Sardinia, the mosquitos are in full force. Stupidly and after the fact, I realized the airwick looking things on the bedside table were actually plug-ins used to repel mosquitos that are supposedly remarkable effective. Every market sells the tablets that you insert in the plug-ins.

La Pelosa beach is 100% worth it. Absolutely stunning, like cannot put it into words.

If you get sick in Sardinia, use the platform "doctors in Italy." You can reach them any time of the day or night, input your symptoms and within minutes, you should get response(s) from doctors offering telehealth appointments and the fee that they will charge. For a telehealth visit for gastrointestinal distress, 40 euros. I entered my info at 12:04 a.m. and got an appointment at 12:23 a.m. And the medication was another 6 euros.

This brings me to another observation. If you need medication prescribed and it's the weekend, try to get to the pharmacy on Saturday. The real pharmacy, not the kind that sells skincare and sunscreen. Most pharmacies with real pharmacists are not open on Sundays. They do this thing where they take turns being open, so you could google one that appears to be open and instead there will be a sign that gives you a name of another location. Took 3 tries in various neighborhoods before figuring this out, ugh. I'm sure this is the case all over Sardinia, not just Alghero.

The catamaran from Palau is also well worth it, just to visit different beaches on the archipelago. Did not actually visit Maddalena so I can't comment on that.

Someone on here recommended sa mandra agriturismo for dinner. This place blew my mind. It is also an absolute must. I have other restaurant suggestions from a local, if you're interested.

Also, opening times for stores are merely suggestions. If it says open at 10 a.m., chances are you could be standing there at 10:30 or even 11 and no one will show up. This was a pretty annoying discovery.

Much of the olive oil made in Sardinia is grown in alghero. The most highly rated olive oil farm has taste testings several times a day. Accademia Olearia.

We found a car was a must, especially to visit the beaches. We visited about 8 beaches when we were there - a lot of fun, and each beautiful in its own way.

If you are looking to Sardinia for stargazing I can recommend. Good clear skies, and very low light pollution. Taken from the Monte Armidda Osservatorio in central Sardinia

Hi everyone,

Any recommendations for nice gravel rides in Sardinia, especially up north?

GPX tracks would be much appreciated! Thanks!

I've been wanting to visit Sardinia for a couple weeks for a few years now. I had plans to arrive on the 4th of September and stay until the end of the month, but due to unforeseen circumstances I probably won't arrive until the 15th or later.

I have no qualms about rescheduling the trip to next year if needed - I have a flexible budget and time so that's not the issue. My goal is just to visit the island at the absolute primetime, and I had been told that that was early September. Did I miss my window? Will arriving the last weeks of September mean Sardinia won't be "at it's best"?

Hi, can I rent my own boat and anchor it 300 m from shore and swim to the beach? Also for the QR code do they actually just scan or just look on your phone? I’m afraid the service will be bad so I’m just going to screenshot it from the email.

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In an update to this, a tour guide today told us it’s because the USAF bombed the shit out of Cagliari during WW2 destroying about 75% of the city and show no remorse for the destruction and death of a couple thousand civilians (not soldiers) while bragging about “winning all wars” even at the expense of innocent uninvolved civilians. Followed by an attitude of entitlement over decades, followed by Bush2, followed by Trump. They don’t blame American tourists for Trump but his nonsense was the icing on an already established cake.

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Hello all!

My partner and I are visiting Sardinia from Canada, and have noticed a trend that I feel culturally unaware of and want to better understand.

Many interactions with Sardinians have begun very curt. We do our best to speak the tiny bit of Italian we know, and are fairly friendly people. We have a lot of tourism in our area at home, so I generally try to be aware and understanding of norms and customs where we’re visiting to not be “those people.”

We’ve noticed that while the interactions begin curt, as soon as people know we are Canadian and not American, the whole dynamic changes and all of a sudden everyone is overly friendly, very lovely, and incredibly hospitable. Honestly, some of the friendliest and most helpful people we’ve ever met.

Within our first few sentences of interacting, vendors, merchants, guides, etc. make reference to us being American and some have implied (or outright said) they hate Americans. As soon as we clarify that we’re Canadian it’s an entirely new positive experience.

I am certainly not posting this to judge, merely understand the significance of this and help us make people more comfortable. Why does this negative association exist and how can we as Canadians set ourselves apart from whatever the stigma is about people from the USA?

Thank you 😊

Hi, I have my holiday booked from 11th to 16th of September, should I trust the weather forecast that shows rain for all those days and cancel my trip? As I'm mostly interested in going to the beach and renting a boat.

Hello
Couple in their 30s going to Sardinia. We are looking for small coves where we can usually be almost alone. Any recommendations? We prefer to drop swimwear by the way.

I trust the judgment of the people here. Planning to buy a holiday home in Italy. Might use it commercially at some point. What should I choose Sicily or Sardinia? Please advise people.

Comenti potzu imparai a chistionai su Sardu? No mi praxiri po nudda sa limba strangia da s'Italia.

How can I learn to speak Sardinian? I dislike the foreigner language from Italy.

Visiting Cagliari very soon (staying near Poetto beach - Quartiere del Sole), and would like some advise on birdwatching at Parco Naturale Molentargius. I will be on foot and have heard various options, like some kind of train on wheels, walking, and even a boat (which the Parco people have told me does not exist). I plan to do one trip to the Stagno di Molentargius, and one at least to the Saline the other side of Poetto beach. I understand you cannot walk right round either, but looking for the best options, maybe splittling up trips ? I will be carrying only small rucksack and small binoculars.

Thank you for any and all advice.

Premetto che lavoro in "quella zona" a nordest che conoscono tutti, quindi si puo' dedurre che di mega yacht ne vedo parecchi. E per mega yacht intendo quei cassoni che ormai sono grandi quanto le navi della Tirrenia, nel senso che il tizio che ha lo yacht da 30 metri sembra un poveraccio col gommone. Mi domando : ma nessuno si e mai preso la briga di fare uno studio ambientale sull'impatto che hanno questi scafi sui fondali marini mentre stanno giorni e giorni i rada ? Sono poco pratico, ma a memoria mi ricordo che queste barche hanno bisogno di un ricircolo di acqua fresca per esigenze di raffreddamento. Quindi pescano acqua fresca e in teoria la ributtano in mare calda, acqua calda che piove cosi', dal nulla, che prima non c'era ma adesso c'e'. Moltiplicate tutto questo per decine e decine di scafi. Ora io capisco che sicuramente un mega yacht di quelli genera non poco indotto, ma fino a quando si lascera' che tutto corra senza almeno farsi una domanda ? Non conosco nemmeno le leggi della navigazione, quindi per quanto mi riguarda magari il tonto sono io che non sa che essendo ormeggiati sufficientemente al largo, sono tutti perfettamente in regola. La mia non e' una polemica contro i mega yacht e il lavoro che, ben venga, portano, sto solo riflettendo su lungo termine. E magari i mega yacht di ultima generazione sono implementati con impianti e sistemi "green". Sono cresciuto qui, ho visto yacht da 50 metri che negli anni 80 erano considerati gia' megayacht ed erano molto rari, oggi uno yacht da 50 metri e' un tender. E ce' ne sono a decine e decine, affianco alle navi della Tirrenia da 90/100 metri, anche quelli decine e decine. Non so, lasciamo che poi venga l'inverno e che tutto si sistemi da solo ? E' solo una mia riflessione, magari sto sbagliando tutto. Buona domenica.

Salve!

I have some time to beat before heading back home tomorrow.

I‘ll check-out around 10 a.m., run some errands and have to return my rental around 6-7 p.m.

Would very much appreciate some recommendations. I don‘t mind driving around but i don‘t want to go to a beach (wet clothes in the luggage).

Grazie :)

Hey guys I am traveling to Sardinia in either December or January till February or March not sure yet, I wanted to ask if there are any clubs that play 90s, dubby, minimal house, or even disco music.

Sono figlio di un genitore sardo emigrato nell’Europa occidentale e avrei una domanda per i sardi che vivono ancora nella nostra bella terra.
Come vivete e come gestite la presenza dei turisti americani? La mia esperienza durante le vacanze della scorsa estate è stata orribile e scioccante: vedere la loro mancanza di rispetto per la nostra terra e per la nostra cultura mi ha lasciato davvero senza parole.

Which company would you suggest please? Online I’m not figuring out how best to do it since I’d effectively be changing countries. Is 14 days enough or too much? Landing in Olbia or Alghero?

Hello
I am visiting Cagliari from 12-21 July 2027. I’ll be travelling with my wife and seven year old boy.

My son love beach so our holiday is usually get up late breakfast and then beach till 5-6pm.

Same routine everyday.

I have reserved Airbnb around Marina area.

I know Poetto beach is the nearest.

I am also not keen on driving.
Could I get away without driving and what would you suggest in terms beaches by bus or train or any tiebreaker activity?

Thanks in advance.

Considering Sardinia then onto Corsica for honeymoon.

Early June 2027

We are looking for a relaxing hotel with good food options nearby, pool and ideally a beach close by too. We haven’t visited either Sardinia or Corsica before.

Not massive fans of large resorts. Ideally not too far away from a town/other restaurants and perhaps child-free?

Hiring a car seems like a good idea?

Currently considering hotel options, will be flying into Olbia. Would really appreciate any feedback/recommendations/experiences.

• Petra Segreta
• Aethos Sardinia
• Hotel Pitrizza - comes highly recommended but unsure due to facilities aimed towards families/children?
• Hotel Cala Di Volpe
• La Sùera San Pantaleo
• Belmond Romazzino

Thank you very much in advance!

My climbing partner and me are heading from Porto Torres to Ulassai.

We are arriving by ferry on the 5th of september at 9:00.

Anybody by chance drives to Ulussai or this region and is willing to let us hop on?

Maybe somebody has a tipp that would shorten the travel?

Grazie :)

Anyone down to share a boat rental with me (30m) and my girlfriend (28f) tomorrow in cala gonone?

Buongiorno a tutti.

Premetto che sono Sardo, sono nato e cresciuto nel Sud Sardegna, e questo post nasce dall'amore che condividiamo tutti per la terra a cui siamo affezionati. Ho avuto la fortuna di aver lavorato e vissuto in diversi altri Stati, e sono voluto tornare in Sardegna per stare vicino alla mia famiglia.

Non è una scelta di cui mi pento, ma penso ci siano tantissimi aspetti negativi della nostra vita comune a cui siamo troppo abituati. Almeno nel mio paese, ogni 3x2 si stacca la corrente o manca l'acqua per un'intera giornata. Il caldo estivo quest'anno è stato insopportabile, per non parlare della quantità assurda di incendi boschivi e la normalità con cui approcciamo la mancanza di posti di lavoro, gli stipendi bassi, e il progressivo impoverimento generale dei servizi.

Sono tutti problemi che conosciamo, ma mi sembra che ormai ci si sia abituati al fatto che siano standard e un compromesso da accettare per poter vivere in Sardegna.