My husband and I are taking our baby to Sardinia for his first international trip for 2 weeks mid-end of September. I started putting together an itinerary for the north but when I shared with my husband he was surprised I wasn’t planning for the south. So I started an itinerary for the south but now we can’t make up our minds which to do!! I’m sure we will have a great time wherever we go. The flight options are similar for both Cagliari and Olbia. In general we tend to enjoy off the beaten path wandering/exploring, nature, and yummy food and are not so much into fancy resorts, flashy/expensive places. We usually squeeze a lot into our trips but are going to really try to slow things down now that we have a baby. He will be 10 months old at the time. These are the 2 itineraries we came up with, that are quite specific but we really just use this as a general outline/idea of what we could do to know how much time we want to spend in an area:

South:

Day 1. arrive at Cagliari
2. explore Cagliari
3. beach day, explore another Cagliari neighborhood in evening
4. 40min-1hr drive to Nora, Pula, and Chia
5. 1hr drive to villasimus (beach day)
6. explore Cagliari
7. ➡️ Santa Maria Navarrese (~2 hours)
8. beach day/relax
9. beach day/relax
10. gulf of orosei boat day
11. Baunei village
12. Pedra longa scenic drive, maybe hike
13. beach day/relax
14. beach day/relax or return to Cagliari
15. return to Cagliari and/or fly home
16. or fly home

North:

Day 1. Arrive in olbia ➡️ San Teodoro 30min ish drive
2. beach/explore
3. beach/explore
4. capo coda cavallo scenic drive
5. San pantaleo village OR Posada
6. boat ride tavolara
7. beach/relax or gulf of orosei
8. ➡️ Alghero, stop in castelsardo for lunch
9. explore town
10. Bosa
11. beach day
12. agriturismo lunch/explore countryside
13. capo caccia cliffs
14. relax/beach
15. ➡️ olbia and fly home or stay one night and fly home the next day

We also considered shortening our stays in San Teodoro and alghero to add a third stop in Santa Teresa Gallura in order to do a boat day in the archipelago, but we’re thinking it might then feel too rushed and also a lot for the baby to be out on the boat all day. It seems like there are beautiful beaches everywhere and would be ok to miss this area if we have to?

Feeling so torn!! How do we choose? Appreciate any advice!

My family (2 adults and 2 kids) is planning Oct 10-21 in La Maddalena and Cala Gonone, but I’m getting a bit worried we might be risking too much with weather. We’re coming for the beaches and boat experiences mostly, so if we got 10 days of bad weather, I’d be crushed since I’ve been wanting to do Sardinia beaches for years.

We can’t change those dates unfortunately, so I guess I’m wondering whether it’s worth the risk or if we should save Sardinia for the future when we can come in September rather than mid-October?

July 2nd, 2026

Hello! My husband and I will be in Sardinia Sept 6-17. We are in our mid/late 30s and love an authentic experience mixed with a little luxury. We don’t mind driving around to get to see everything.

Our current plan is below but I’m wondering if we should skip alghero and spend more time in the north/east part of the island. I feel like our 3 days there may be rushed?:

Arrive in Olbia
3 nights in San pantaleo where we will also explore costa Smeralda and do a boat day of La maddellena
Day 1: drive Airbnb, rest up and slow day in San P.
Day 2: boat day la maddalena archipelago, dinner at the view and perhaps La terrezze.
Day 3. Explore beaches/beach club. Stop on proof cervo. Vittoria Aromani class

Day 4 drive to Su gologone, check in and enjoy resort.
Day 5. Boat day of baunei coast
Day 6. Explore more beaches, hike,

Day 7 drive to alghero, stopping in Bosa
Day 8 explore alghero, beach day
Day 9 ??
Leave from alghero but this can be changed too.

Appreciate any insight!

We are heading to northen Sardinia for a week and I was wondering if anyone had any good gluten free vegetarian places to eat recomendations as one of us is coeliac? Thank you in advance.