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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Sardinia Olbia, the Costa Smeralda & Gallura Alghero p145 & the Northwest p111 Nuoro Oristano & the & the East West p177 p91 Cagliari Iglesias & the & the Sarrabus Southwest p40 p66 Gregor Clark, Kerry Christiani, Duncan Garwood PLAN YOUR TRIP ON THE ROAD Welcome to Sardinia . 4 CAGLIARI & THE Marina di Torregrande . .. 100 Sardinia Map . 6 SARRABUS . 40 San Salvatore . 100 Cagliari . 41 Tharros & Sardinia’s Top 15 . .8 San Giovanni di Sinis . 101 The Sarrabus . 63 Montiferru . 102 Need to Know . 16 Villasimius & If You Like… . 18 Capo Carbonara . 64 Santu Lussurgiu & Around . 102 Month by Month . 21 Cuglieri . 103 IGLESIAS & Itineraries . 23 Santa Caterina THE SOUTHWEST . 66 di Pittinuri . 103 Getting Around . 28 Iglesias . 67 Seneghe . .. 104 Activities . 30 The Iglesiente . 72 Milis . 104 Southern Travel with Children . 34 Inland Oristano Iglesiente Coast . 73 Province . 105 Regions at a Glance . .. 37 Buggerru & Portixeddu . 74 Bosa . 106 Costa Verde . 75 Sulcis . 76 ALGHERO & Carbonia . 76 THE NORTHWEST . 111 Tratalias . 77 SFOCATO/SHUTTERSTOCK © SFOCATO/SHUTTERSTOCK Alghero . 114 Santadi . 78 Riviera del Corallo . 125 Isola di San Pietro . 79 Fertilia . 126 Isola di Sant’Antioco . 82 Around Fertilia . 126 Porto Pino & Around . 84 Porto Conte Costa del Sud . 84 & Capo Caccia . 128 Pula & Around . .. 85 The North Coast . 130 La Marmilla . 86 Stintino & Barumini & Isola dell’Asinara . 130 Nuraghe Su Nuraxi . 87 Porto Torres . 132 CHIESA DI SAN MICHELE, La Giara di Gesturi . .. 88 Castelsardo . 134 ALGHERO P115 Villanovaforru & Sassari . 135 Nuraghe Genna Maria . 89 Around Sassari . 141 Sardara . 89 Ozieri . 141 ALE DE SUN/SHUTTERSTOCK © SUN/SHUTTERSTOCK DE ALE Sanluri . 90 Sennori, Sorso & the Sassari Riviera . 142 ORISTANO & Valle dei Nuraghi . 142 THE WEST . 91 Oristano . 92 OLBIA, THE COSTA South of Oristano . 96 SMERALDA Santa Giusta . 97 & GALLURA . 145 Arborea . 97 Olbia . 148 Marceddi . 97 Golfo Aranci . 152 TRADITIONAL MAMUTHONE Sinis Peninsula . 98 South Coast . 152 MASK P187 Cabras . 98 Contents UNDERSTAND Mamoiada . 187 Sardinia ANNA JEDYNAK/SHUTTERSTOCK © JEDYNAK/SHUTTERSTOCK ANNA Gavoi . 188 Today . 226 Fonni . 188 History . 228 Aritzo . 189 The Sardinian Sarcidano . 190 Way of Life . 240 Laconi . .. 190 The Arts . 244 South of Laconi . 190 The Sardinian Golfo di Orosei . 191 Kitchen . 249 Cala Gonone . 191 Orosei . 194 Galtelli . 196 BOSA P106 Supramonte . 196 SURVIVAL Oliena . 197 GUIDE Porto San Paolo Dorgali & Around . 198 & Isola Tavolara . 153 Baunei & the Directory A–Z . 260 San Teodoro . 153 Altopiano del Golgo . 201 Costa Smeralda Ogliastra . 203 Transport . 266 & Around . 155 Tortolì & Arbatax . 203 Language . 272 Porto Cervo . 155 North of Tortolì Index . .. 281 Poltu Quatu . 157 & Arbatax . 204 Baia Sardinia . 158 Inland Ogliastra . 205 Map Legend . 287 Cannigione . 158 Arzachena . 159 ACCOMMODATION . 207 San Pantaleo . 161 Cagliari & Northern the Sarrabus . 208 Gallura Coast . 161 Iglesias & Santa Teresa the Southwest . 210 di Gallura . 162 Oristano & the West . 213 Palau . 165 Alghero & Arcipelago di the Northwest . 215 La Maddalena . 167 Olbia, the Costa Porto Pollo Smeralda & Gallura . 217 & Isola Dei Gabbiani . 170 Nuoro & the East . 221 The Interior . 170 SPECIAL FEATURES Tempio Pausania . 171 Off the Beaten Track Aggius . 175 Itinerary . 26 Berchidda & Monti . 176 Outdoor Activities . 30 The Arts . 244 NUORO & THE EAST . 177 The Sardinian Kitchen . 249 Nuoro . 180 Barbagia . 184 Orgosolo . 184 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 23 Itineraries Ù# Costa Smeralda Arzachena •# É •# Tempio Ù# Cala Brandinchi É Pausania É # Grotta di Nettuno •# •# Alghero Cala Gonone •# Golfo di Gola Su Gorropu •# Orosei É Sarrabus Cagliari •# 10 DAYS Essential Sardinia This best-of-the-best itinerary brings together island’s most seductive coastlines, culture and flavours in one easy route. Warm up with two days in Spanish-style, sea-splashed Alghero, unravelling the old town and ramparts, then hop in a boat to head to the cathedral-like Grotta di Nettuno. On day three, wend your way east, pausing for a slice of laid-back village life in Tem- pio Pausania and forays into prehistory at the nuraghic sites around Arzachena. Wake up at a rural agriturismo in the nearby granite mountains of Gallura, then spend a cou- ple of days lounging on blissfully secluded coves on the Costa Smeralda. Day six takes you further south, with a picnic break at the utterly sublime Cala Brandinchi, then continue on to the magnificent arc of the Golfo di Orosei. Base yourself in Cala Gonone and strike out on foot or by car to dramatic, cliff-backed bays, archaeological sites and the immense Gola Su Gorropu. On day nine, swing south through the mountains of the Sarrabus to capital Cagliari. Devote your final day to must-see museums and strolls in the hilltop Il Castello district and Marina dining. 24 West Coast Isola dell'Asinara Sardinia’s South •# Spiaggia della Ù# Pelosa PLAN YOUR TRIP É •# Alghero •# Bosa É Sinis Peninsula IT Oristano •# Tharros •## I NERAR •# La Giara di Gesturi •# Nuraghe Su Nuraxi Costa Verde É Spiaggia di Ù# I ES Piscinas Monte dei Sette Fratelli É Iglesias •# R Cagliari •# É Ù# É Ù# Costa Rei Isola di •# San Pietro É Poetto •# Capo Carbonara É Beach •# •#•# Nora Costa del Sud Chia 7 7 DAYS West Coast DAYS Sardinia’s South A week’s tour of the west coast reveals This south-coast tour contrasts the buzz of some of Sardinia’s most remarkable nur- the capital with the calm of the mountains aghe and off-the-radar beaches. and beaches, making for a perfect mix of culture and coast. Warm up with a day lazing on the beaches of the Costa del Sud, or hop Kick off with two days in soulful Cagli- across to the ravishing Isola di San Piet- ari, wandering the steep, winding lanes of ro for coastal walks and a lunch of freshly the medieval Il Castello district and loung- caught local tuna. Head north on day two ing on Poetto beach. Besides checking off via Sardinia’s mining heart, Iglesias, to trophy sights like the Pisan towers, allow spend a couple of days on the Costa Verde time simply to stroll its cafe-rimmed piaz- and its deserted beaches – barefoot dune zas and boutique-lined lanes. hiking at is a must. Spiaggia di Piscinas Day three whisks you on a serpen- On day four, detour to the hinterland to tine coastal drive east; the landscape is admire the Unesco-listed, prehistoric Nu- splashed gold with flowering blooms in raghe Su Nuraxi and glimpse wild horses spring. Tiptoe off the map for a spell in on the lonesome La Giara di Gesturi the lushly forested heights of Monte dei plateau. Push north on the following day Sette Fratelli. On day four, dive into the to discover Oristano and the Phoenician iridescent water of the Capo Carbonara ruins at Tharros, a short hop away on the marine reserve, or simply bliss out on the wild Sinis Peninsula. flour-white beaches at Costa Rei. Day six takes you up to Bosa and its Spend your last few days swinging west crowning-glory castle, then on a dramatic of Cagliari, perhaps taking in the Phoeni- coastal drive to Alghero in time for din- cian ruins of Nora before more chilled ner on the sea walls. Wind out your trip on time on the lovely pine-flanked coves of the the silky sands of Spiaggia della Pelosa Costa del Sud – Chia is the go-to beach or spotting albino donkeys on the serene for windsurfing, flamingo spotting and Isola dell’Asinara. dune walking. 25 Parco Nazionale ÷## dell'Arcipelago Parco Nazionale di La Maddalena Porto Cervo dell'Asinara •# # Arzachena ÷# •# Ù# Spiaggia del Principe Valle della É Costa Smeralda Spiaggia della Luna Ù# •# Pelosa PLAN YOUR TRIP •# Stintino •# É Tempio Pausania É Sassari É •# •# É Logudoro Valley •## •# Ozieri •# Alghero Capo IT Caccia I NERAR Dorgali Serra Grotta di Ispinigoli Golfo di Orrios # # Nuoro •# •# ‚•# Orosei I •#•# Cala Gonone ES Oliena •# É • •# Grotta del Bue Marino Tiscali •# •## Ù# Cala Luna Gola Su Gorropu Ù#Cala Mariolu É Sardinia’s North Ù## Cala Goloritzè •# The Wild East Altopiano del Golgo 7 7 DAYS Sardinia’s North DAYS The Wild East With a week, you can tick off some of the Be seduced by Sardinia’s exhilarating island’s most alluring towns and beaches. landscapes on this route through the wild Parco Nazionale del Golfo di Orosei e del Begin with Alghero, a city character- Gennargentu. ised by its Catalan heritage. Take a day trip to the dramatic cliffs of Capo Caccia. Get set in Nuoro, capital of the Barba- gia hill country, before heading for On day three, meander north to isolated Oliena to taste its ruby-red Cannonau wine. Stintino and dreamy Spiaggia della Swing east to Dorgali, a fine base for Pelosa. Or visit the wild Parco Nazi- visiting the Grotta di Ispinigoli, home to onale dell’Asinara. See university city the world’s second-tallest stalagmite, and Sassari on day four, before heading east the nuraghic village of Serra Orrios. to tour the Logudoro Valley and learn about the neolithic treasures of Ozieri. From Dorgali, it’s a head-spinning drive down to the bay of , Continue your drive northeast on the Cala Gonone where you can easily spend two days rock SS127 to the quaint hill town of Tempio climbing, diving or exploring the Golfo di Pausania, then on to the other-worldly, Orosei on foot or by kayak. Boat across boulder-strewn Valle della Luna. aquamarine waters to the sea cave Grotta In the northeast explore the nuraghi del Bue Marino and sublime bays such as (Bronze Age fortified settlements) around Cala Luna and Cala Mariolu. Arzachena, or squeeze in a day’s island- Return inland and spend two days hopping around the pristine Parco Nazi- striking out into the wilderness.