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Sardinia itinerary

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    Costa Smeralda - The Emerald Coast and Sardinia's Most Famous Shoreline

    Stretching along the northeast coast between Olbia and Palau, the Costa Smeralda is what put Sardinia on the international map. Developed in the 1960s by the Aga Khan, this 20-km stretch of coastline is named for its…

    Address
    Porto Cervo, 07021 Arzachena (SS), Sardinia
    Nearest transit
    Olbia-Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), 25 km south; ARST and SunLines buses from Olbia
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    Cagliari Old Town (Castello) - The Island's Walled Medieval Capital

    Cagliari is Sardinia's capital and its most rewarding city. The historic Castello quarter sits on a hilltop fortified by Pisan walls, with views sweeping across the lagoon to the mountains. Narrow limestone streets wind…

    Address
    Castello Quarter, Cagliari, 09124
    Nearest transit
    Cagliari bus stops along Via Roma, 10-min walk uphill to Castello; PF bus to Poetto Beach
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    La Pelosa Beach, Stintino - Sardinia's Most Photographed Beach

    At the very tip of Sardinia's northwest cape, La Pelosa is the beach you have seen in every Sardinia tourism campaign. Fine white sand meets impossibly shallow turquoise water with the 16th-century Aragonese watchtower…

    Address
    Località La Pelosa, 07040 Stintino (SS)
    Nearest transit
    ARST bus from Sassari to Stintino (seasonal, ~1h); car strongly recommended
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    Cala Goloritze - A Natural Monument on the Gulf of Orosei

    Cala Goloritze is regularly cited as one of Europe's most beautiful beaches, and the hype is justified. A small cove framed by towering limestone cliffs, punctuated by a 143-metre natural rock spire (Aguglia), and…

    Address
    Cala Goloritze, 08040 Baunei (NU), Gulf of Orosei
    Nearest transit
    No public transport to trailhead; car to Altopiano del Golgo parking; boat from Cala Gonone (~40 min) or Santa Maria Navarrese (~25 min)
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    Alghero Old Town - The Catalan Jewel of Sardinia's Northwest Coast

    Alghero feels more like a small coastal city in Catalonia than anywhere else in Sardinia. Conquered by the Aragonese in the 14th century, the old town still carries that heritage in its dialect (Algherese Catalan is…

    Address
    Via Carlo Alberto 68, 07041 Alghero (SS)
    Nearest transit
    Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), 10 km; ARST bus from airport (20 min, ~EUR 1); local buses within town
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    La Maddalena Archipelago - Island Paradise off Sardinia's Northeast Coast

    The La Maddalena Archipelago National Park is a cluster of seven main islands and dozens of smaller islets between Sardinia and Corsica, protected as a national park since 1994. The water here is a catalogue of blues -…

    Address
    Via Giulio Cesare 7, 07024 La Maddalena (SS)
    Nearest transit
    Delcomar ferry from Palau (20 min, ~EUR 5 per person + EUR 15-25 per car); Palau reached by ARST bus from Olbia (~1.5h)
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    Su Nuraxi di Barumini - Sardinia's UNESCO Bronze Age Fortress

    Su Nuraxi is the most important archaeological site in Sardinia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. This massive Bronze Age complex dates from the 16th century BC and consists of a central tower surrounded by…

    Address
    Viale Su Nuraxi, 09021 Barumini (SU)
    Nearest transit
    No direct public transport; car required. 60 km north of Cagliari via SS131
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    Bosa - The Most Colourful Town in Sardinia

    Bosa is a postcard-perfect town on Sardinia's west coast where pastel-painted houses climb a hillside above the Temo - the island's only navigable river. Crowned by the 12th-century Malaspina Castle, the old town (Sa…

    Address
    Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 08013 Bosa (OR)
    Nearest transit
    ARST bus from Alghero (~1.5h) or Oristano (~2h); car recommended for coastal road
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    Neptune's Grotto (Grotta di Nettuno) - A Spectacular Sea Cave near Alghero

    Carved into the towering cliffs of Capo Caccia, 24 km west of Alghero, Neptune's Grotto is one of the Mediterranean's most impressive sea caves. The cavern extends roughly 4 km into the rock (about 200 metres is open to…

    Address
    Grotta di Nettuno, Localita Capo Caccia, 07041 Alghero (SS)
    Nearest transit
    Boat from Alghero port (~30 min); or drive to Capo Caccia car park (24 km from Alghero) + 656-step staircase
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    Gorropu Gorge - Europe's Deepest Canyon in the Sardinian Wilderness

    Gola di Gorropu is one of Europe's deepest gorges, with walls reaching up to 500 metres on either side of a narrow limestone canyon. Located in the Supramonte mountain range between the territories of Urzulei and…

    Address
    Gola Su Gorropu, 08040 Urzulei (NU)
    Nearest transit
    No public transport; car to Genna Silana pass trailhead on SS125. Nearest town: Dorgali (20 km)
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    Cala Mariolu - The Gulf of Orosei's Crown Jewel Beach

    Cala Mariolu consistently ranks as one of the best beaches in Sardinia Italy and in wider Europe. Tucked into the limestone cliffs of the Gulf of Orosei, it is a double cove of smooth white and pink pebbles backed by…

    Address
    Cala Mariolu, Gulf of Orosei, 08040 Baunei (NU)
    Nearest transit
    Boat from Cala Gonone (~35 min) or Santa Maria Navarrese (~20 min); no practical road access
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    Castelsardo - A Medieval Fortress Town above the Sea

    Perched on a rocky headland on Sardinia's north coast, Castelsardo is one of Italy's official Borghi piu Belli (most beautiful villages) and the view from below explains why. The medieval old town cascades down from the…

    Address
    Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, 07031 Castelsardo (SS)
    Nearest transit
    ARST bus from Sassari (~1h); car recommended. 70 km east of Alghero

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