With the help of trusted local residents, Sebastian Cresswell-Turner discovers that there’s more to Sardinia than the Costa Smeralda… Whether it is laziness, the passing of the years, or perhaps the late onset of common sense, I don’t know, but whenever I go somewhere new, I like, nowadays, to place myself firmly in the hands […]
“And suddenly there is Cagliari,“ wrote DH Lawrence. “A naked town rising steep, steep, golden-looking, piled naked to the sky.” Adrian Mourby explores this ancient Sardinian city… You have to choose your angle these days to see the Sardinian capital as Lawrence did in 1921, but the Aragonese fortress (known as Castello) still towers over […]
Feeling inspired to book a trip to Cagliari this summer, after reading 48 Hours in Cagliari? Here’s our top tips on where to stay, where to eat and what to see and do. INFORMATION ➤ Meridiana (0871 222 9319, www.meridiana.it) offers direct flights from London Gatwick to Cagliari, outward on Saturdays and returning on Thursdays, from £178.45. […]
For a Sardinian escape that defies convention, the town of Bosa has iron-rich sands, costume-clad locals and more besides to offer… Bosa is a remote town that maintains a streak of the urban, located around 45km from Alghero on the western coastline of Sardinia. With a steady population of just 8,000 and a distinct lack […]
For a Sardinian escape that defies convention, the Italian town of Bosa has iron-rich sands, costume-clad locals and more besides to offer… Bosa is a remote town that maintains a streak of the urban, located around 45km from Alghero on the western coastline of Sardinia. With a steady population of just 8,000 and a distinct […]
Jon Bickley takes his family on the trip of a lifetime to the Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, only to find that it is easier than you might imagine to keep everyone happy on holiday? It started with a train journey from London and ended in a luxury resort in Sardinia ? if only all […]