Sardinia back to Milan
Feb 16th, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Sardinia back to Milan
Hello.
I am planning the following trip to Italy for May 2006. I am flying from Washington, DC to Sicily via MXP. After spending a week touring Sicily I am planning to travel from Sicily to Sardinia (not sure how best to do this, yet). The following week I am planning on traveling from Sardinia back to Milan, to catch a return flight. My questions are these:
1 – What are the best ways to travel from Sicily to Sardinia? I would rather pay
more for convenience than spend a lot of time to save some money.
2. – All flights from Sardinia to Milan seem to go through Rome. Does anyone know of any direct flights on any airline?
3. – Any suggestions for really great hotels or restaurants on either island?
Thanks for everyone’s help. I really got some good info from AP6380’s report!
I am planning the following trip to Italy for May 2006. I am flying from Washington, DC to Sicily via MXP. After spending a week touring Sicily I am planning to travel from Sicily to Sardinia (not sure how best to do this, yet). The following week I am planning on traveling from Sardinia back to Milan, to catch a return flight. My questions are these:
1 – What are the best ways to travel from Sicily to Sardinia? I would rather pay
more for convenience than spend a lot of time to save some money.
2. – All flights from Sardinia to Milan seem to go through Rome. Does anyone know of any direct flights on any airline?
3. – Any suggestions for really great hotels or restaurants on either island?
Thanks for everyone’s help. I really got some good info from AP6380’s report!
Feb 16th, 2006 | 11:40 AM
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Re #2, both Meridiana and AirOne have direct flights to Milan, depending on your departure city on Sardinia.
www.flyairone.it
www.meridiani.it
www.flyairone.it
www.meridiani.it
Feb 16th, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Wrong URL! Make that www.meridiana.it. Sorry.
Feb 17th, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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Vawegs - Meridiana also fly Sicily-Sardinia (Catania-Olbia)
www.meridiana.it.
Hope this helps ...
Steve
www.meridiana.it.
Hope this helps ...
Steve
Feb 17th, 2006 | 03:41 AM
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For hotel and restaurant recommendations, a lot depends on the places you want to visit in Sicily and Sardinia, and also on your budget. I like being on or near the sea, and here are some of my high-end favorites:
Sicily:
Vulcano, Isole Eolie, Sicily: Les Sables Noirs. The hotel is on a black sand beach, with a restaurant that is part of a large covered veranda facing the sea. This is a Framon group hotel, and most of them are fairly nice. I have also stayed at their Dioscuri Bay Palace in San Leone near Agrigento and thought it was a good location, nice pool above the rocky shore, easy walk to restaurants in the evening. Vulcano is a great get-away spot. The mud bath on Vulcano smells like sulfur, of course, but once you get past that, it's wonderful. It's very easy to take a ferry to the other islands for day trips.
Ristorante il Dehor in the Foresteria Baglio della Luna Hotel near Agrigento. One of the best meals I’ve had in Sicily, in an amazing setting. From the terrace there is a terrific view of the temples, and they look golden at dusk. As night falls, the moon rises, and I swear it is actually Pink/Red – “la luna rosa”.
Sardinia:
Alghero, Sardinia: Villa Las Tronas. I love this hotel! Like having your own little castle on a promontory. Nice grounds, waves crashing below your windows or balcony. Very elegant, yet understated, with exceptionally helpful and friendly staff. The old town is a very easy stroll, with many good restaurants. An interesting day trip to Grotta di Nettuno, an interesting cave in an area with beautiful sapphire-colored seas.
Santa Margherita de Pula, Sardinia: Is Morus Relais This hotel/Villa complex has one of the best beach properties I’ve been to in Italy. Many hotels either have a small private beach or provide access to a larger crowded public beach. Is Morus actually has several beach areas on their property – plenty of sand, rocks, sun, shade. Restaurant lunches were fine, dinners were good though not great.
Sicily:
Vulcano, Isole Eolie, Sicily: Les Sables Noirs. The hotel is on a black sand beach, with a restaurant that is part of a large covered veranda facing the sea. This is a Framon group hotel, and most of them are fairly nice. I have also stayed at their Dioscuri Bay Palace in San Leone near Agrigento and thought it was a good location, nice pool above the rocky shore, easy walk to restaurants in the evening. Vulcano is a great get-away spot. The mud bath on Vulcano smells like sulfur, of course, but once you get past that, it's wonderful. It's very easy to take a ferry to the other islands for day trips.
Ristorante il Dehor in the Foresteria Baglio della Luna Hotel near Agrigento. One of the best meals I’ve had in Sicily, in an amazing setting. From the terrace there is a terrific view of the temples, and they look golden at dusk. As night falls, the moon rises, and I swear it is actually Pink/Red – “la luna rosa”.
Sardinia:
Alghero, Sardinia: Villa Las Tronas. I love this hotel! Like having your own little castle on a promontory. Nice grounds, waves crashing below your windows or balcony. Very elegant, yet understated, with exceptionally helpful and friendly staff. The old town is a very easy stroll, with many good restaurants. An interesting day trip to Grotta di Nettuno, an interesting cave in an area with beautiful sapphire-colored seas.
Santa Margherita de Pula, Sardinia: Is Morus Relais This hotel/Villa complex has one of the best beach properties I’ve been to in Italy. Many hotels either have a small private beach or provide access to a larger crowded public beach. Is Morus actually has several beach areas on their property – plenty of sand, rocks, sun, shade. Restaurant lunches were fine, dinners were good though not great.
