Hi there -- I'm planning a 50th birthday trip to Sardinia with my wife and daughter (8) in late June, and would greatly appreciate some guidance. We fly in and out of Alghero, and have 8 days in between. We're looking for beautiful beaches, great food, maybe a bit of culture, but mostly a pretty mellow, relaxing trip. I don't want to spend a huge amount of time in the car, but a few hours here or there would be fine. I'm probably inclined to settle in one rental in a beautiful beach location and take day trips, or split our time between a couple of rentals or hotels -- but I'm pretty clueless at this point. Any favorite destinations and lodging recommendations (rentals or hotels) would be most appreciated. Budget is pretty high on this one, although not insane (which I hear the Costa Smerelda can be at tiems). Thanks, Ken
Sardinia Trip Planning -- Help!
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I lived in Sardinia for two years. I assume you are renting an air conditioned car as Sardinia will be getting quite hot by that time.
Alghero has its charms. After Alghero consider crossing Sardinia to the arcipelago of La Maddalena.(ferry from Palau) As you drive around the island you will find many lovely beaches and ruins of military installations in the hills.
Costa Smerelda and Porto Cervo are lovely with much to offer, but as you indicated can be quite expensive. If you go inland a bit ,such as San Pantaleo you will find more reasonable accomodations.
Also, if you are on the northeast coast of Sardinia with some extra time,it is a short ferry ride to Bonifacio on the island of Corsica. Different language and different feel there. If you wanted to stay on Corsica for a day or two, consider the Hotel du Tourisme in the hill village of Zonza.