Sardinia
An island older than Italy itself: nuraghe stone towers, pasta you'll eat nowhere else, and water the colour of polished glass.
Five reasons Sardinia stays with you.
- Beaches that rival the Caribbean — La Pelosa, Cala Goloritzé
- 7,000 prehistoric nuraghe stone towers across the island
- A cuisine you'll find nowhere else — culurgiones, pane carasau
- Costa Smeralda glamour and untouched Ogliastra wilderness
- Cannonau — among the world's longest-lived red wines
Start here if you have a long weekend.
Alghero
Catalan Sardinia — yellow stone bastions over a coral sea.
Bosa
Pastel houses descending to a slow river, crowned by a Malaspina castle.
Cagliari
A capital of bastioned views, Roman ruins and rough-edged glamour.
Eat and drink like you mean it.
Our editor's picks — the tables and bottles we'd cross the country for.
Refined Sardo cooking, Michelin-recognised.
Live-fire shepherd's lunch — porceddu.
Robust Grenache; staple of the island's Blue Zone.
Three rooms with a view.
Three ways to go deeper.
Reach the protected cove by sea.
Su Nuraxi UNESCO site + a pastoral lunch.
Vintage narrow-gauge through the Barbagia.
Best time to visit · Late May–June and September. Sea is warmest in August.
Pink-sand bays and bronze-age mysteries.
A curated edit — what to see, where to eat what the locals eat, and where to sleep with intention.
Alghero
Catalan Sardinia — yellow stone bastions over a coral sea.
- — Bastioni Marco Polo
- — Cattedrale di Santa Maria
- — Grotta di Nettuno
- AndreiniRefined Sardo cooking, Michelin-recognised.
- Villa Las TronasBelle Époque villa on its own promontory.
Bosa
Pastel houses descending to a slow river, crowned by a Malaspina castle.
- — Castello dei Malaspina
- — Sa Costa quarter
- — Ponte Vecchio
- Borgo Sant'IgnazioCult Sardo trattoria, no menu — just trust.
- Corte FioritaAlbergo diffuso scattered across the old town.
Cagliari
A capital of bastioned views, Roman ruins and rough-edged glamour.
- — Bastione di Saint Remy
- — Cattedrale di Santa Maria
- — Anfiteatro Romano
- Dal CorsaroMichelin-starred Sardinian tasting menu.
- Hotel MiramareBoutique stay on Via Roma.
Castelsardo
A medieval citadel jutting into the Gulf of Asinara.
- — Castello dei Doria
- — Cattedrale di Sant'Antonio Abate
- — Roccia dell'Elefante
- Il CormoranoSeafood-forward, harbour-fresh.
- Bajaloglia ResortSea-view rooms outside the citadel.
Orgosolo
Mountain village famous for political murals and centenarian shepherds.
- — The Murales
- — Supramonte di Orgosolo
- — Funtana Bona spring
- Ai Monti del GennargentuLive-fire shepherd's lunch — porceddu.
- Hotel Su GologoneIconic art-filled retreat at the mountain's foot.
