Sardinia

Advantages: Beautiful, Unspoilt, Superb Climate
Disadvantages: More Expensive Than You Might Expect

...CULTURE: DH Lawrence once described Sardinia as an island 'outside the circuit of civilisation'. There is still a gentle sense, in Pula at least, of being at an isolated outpost, or even, occasionally, of having stepped back in time. There is one 'Internet bar' in the town, which opened a few years ago. Apparently, aside from passing tourists, it was only 'the Australian girl' who ever really used it. The locals themselves seem to regard it with ...
...There is much in Sardinia to strike the casual visitor as quaint, and an array of fascinating cultural traditions are devotedly observed. As an example, over 1,000 traditional festivals are held on the island every year. These can be anything from pagan rituals celebrating the solstice, the coming of a season, or the harvesting of a particular crop, to sagres, religious celebrations in honour of a particular saint. These are extravagantly lively ... Read review

Advantages: Nature is intact
Disadvantages: The north is very expensive

...it like I do. Sardinia is a sunny place, rather dry in fact.. when you make your way to the island by air make sure you have a peek out of your window where you will see vast patches of brown dark nearly- burnt dry land... completely the opposite to our English fresh an bright green landscapes. Sardinia in fact quite often suffers of long dry summer and also winter spells where water is scarse and therefore really precious and is only available ...
...to the next subject! Sardinia is an island under the island of Corsica and separated by the Bocche di Bonifacio. It is roughly at the same hight of Lazio (region which has Rome as capital) separated by the Tirreno sea and the south of Sardinia faces the Mediterranean sea. The sardinian population is made up of 1.680.000 inhabitants and its territory is made up of 24.089 km2 of land and if you want to travel by car from top to bottom it takes roughly ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful beaches and rugged scenery
Disadvantages: Expensive around Costa Smeralda

...really looking forward to visiting Sardinia when BANG, the airline ran into problems and folded and we had to cancel the holiday as there wasn’t another suitable flight. Fortunately we had four months to arrange an alternative and after much pouring over travel brochures and browsing the net we decided to book our own flights through Lastminute.com (if interested in their services see my review!)and stay at an apartment through our timeshare. By ...
...Corsica which belongs to France. Sardinia is almost rectangular in shape but with a jagged coastline, and it is much bigger than I had first imagined! The coastline stretches for approximately 1,800 kilometres and the surface area is over 23,000 sq. kilometres so this review only covers a small part of this beautiful island, and that is the north and mostly the north east in the area called Gallura. It is divided into 16 sub-regions and these come ... Read review

Advantages: beautiful
Disadvantages: it's not a white spot on the map any more

...you think of going to Sardinia or any other Italian region one day, forget about tea altogether. Only a masochist would order tea in an Italian bar (as only an Italian masochist would order coffee in a British establishment, so there). When you offer tea to an Italian, you might hear, "No, thank you, I'm fine." Italians drink tea, black or the herbal variety, when they feel unwell, it's medicine for them. Now, have you got your coffee ready? Off ...
...of German tourists go to Sardinia by car and ferry, the majority of British tourists go there by plane. Ah, yes, of course, I hear you saying, the distance! No, that's not the main reason. Not all Germans live in the south, in fact the most densely populated region in Germany is the Ruhr valley which is on the same latitude as the south of England. Look at the map, it's true! Germans started to discover Sardinia as individual tourists, they got ... Read review

Advantages: Good beaches, dramatic scenery, historical interest, unspoilt interior
Disadvantages: The cost, and the Costa Smeralda in particular

...* * * * Sardinia is, after Sicily, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, occupying an area about the size of Wales. I don’t know what it is about Wales that makes it the yardstick for so many comparisons of this sort, but it does here happen to be an appropriate one – Sardinia is in fact just 16% larger than the principality, with about half the population density. With most of the population living around the coast, this makes for some ...
...have plans to return to Sardinia and include it next year, after which I shall update this opinion. In the north is the province of Sassari, which includes Alghero and also, in the opposite north-eastern corner, the stretch of coastline known as the Costa Smeralda (Emerald Coast). This area was opened up by the Aga Khan in the 1960s as a holiday playground for the rich and famous – Sardinia’s answer to the Côte d’Azur – with prices to match. Although ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely beaches, fantastic food
Disadvantages: Praying Mantis are on the loose!!! Entertainment all in Italian

...I recently got married and it took us a while to pick the perfect place for a romantic honeymoon, eventually we chose Italy and Sardinia attracted our attention with it's beautiful beaches. We booked through Portland, who were very helpful and got the price down for us to £990 for a weeks half board stay. We flew with Austrius, who I have never heard of, but would recommend. There was plenty of leg room, which is a must for my new husband, and the breafast was great, a mini fry up, and a free champagne cocktail as the flight was slighlty delayed. Cocktails at 7 am, a great start to the honeymoon! As soon as we got off the plane we were greated with a hot temperature and lots of Italian men helping us off the plane. Our bags didn't take long to collect and after a short coach trip, we had reached our destination, Hotel Oasis... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: very nice
Disadvantages: 500 meters from the centre

...I spent a wonderful holiday in Sardinia this summer. Now I want to tell you something about a very nice hotel not very expensive. It is located in the Costa Smeralda in the North of Sardinia, one of the most beautiful italian corner. Location It is located in Baja Sardinia, only 4 kilometers far from Porto Cervo. In the village, there are every kind of services (medical service, pharmacy, church, shops…) The Hotel is situated 500 meters from the centre of this village. Beaches Near the Hotel, there is an enchanting beach called "Tre Monti". It is little but wonderful. Hotel The building is very nice, surrounded from flowers and plants. In the central building thre are the receptions, restourants, tv room and bar. The rooms are dislocated in little buildings of two floors. Thre are a swimming pool with deck-chairs and beach... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: serious, easy to use, no agency fees
Disadvantages: little bit expensive but the quality must be paid

...I love self-made travels but to manage them i always need serious internet operators because i have to chose and book accomodations, cars and ferry tickets. I've found recently a good local specialist for Sardinia. I've apreciated its site: simply to use, with complete information, good pictures and a easy email booking process. I've booked for myself an hotel and an holiday car and i had a very nice holiday. The hotel was consistent with the internet description, hotel rates without agency fees, the car rental service serious and efficient. The staff of the sardinian operator friendly and helpfull. I recommend the website www.domus-tour.it for whom would like to discover Sardinia in complete liberty but with the support of a local serious and available broker.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful