Eastern Sardinia
This museum houses the permanent collection of Nuoro's excellent art museum and has an entire wing devoted to the works of renowned Nuoro-born sculptor…
Must-see attractions in Sardinia
Northwestern Sardinia
Just below the Castello, the medieval Chiesa di Santa Maria is a much-loved church, venerated for its 14th-century crucifix. One of the oldest in Sardinia…
Sassari
Sassari's most famous fountain sits in a sunken area by Piazza Mercato, a busy traffic junction just outside the city walls. A monumental marble box…
Southwestern Sardinia
A remnant of Buggerru's day as a mining centre, the Galleria Henry is a 1km-long tunnel that was dug in 1865 to allow a small train to transport minerals…
Palau
This weather-beaten granite sculpture sits on a high point 6km east of Palau. The Roccia dell’Orso (Bear Rock) looks considerably less bearlike up close,…
Western Sardinia
A few kilometres out of Tharros, and signposted off the main road, the Oasi di Seu is a veritable Eden of Mediterranean flora. Once you’ve navigated the…
Eastern Sardinia
If you have a moment in Arbatax, head across the road from the port and behind the petrol station to the Rocce Rosse (red rocks). Like the ruins of some…
Northwestern Sardinia
Surrounded by low wooded hills, Lago Baratz is Sardinia’s only natural lake. It's a quiet spot that attracts some bird life, although the winged fellows…
Northeastern Sardinia
Rising up behind the port are the craggy heights of Capo Figari (342m), which is now a minor nature reserve. Trails crisscross the macchia and lead up to…
Eastern Sardinia
The 5-hectare site of Sa Sedda ‘e Sos Carros is sprinkled with the remains of some 150 nuraghe huts, but the standout attraction – unique among Sardinia's…
Golfo di Orosei
This strip of pale-golden sand fringed by topaz waters runs 5km south from Orosei, undergoing several name changes along the way (Spiaggia Su Barone,…
Palau
Standing sentinel on a rocky crag, this sturdy 19th-century bastion was built to help defend the north coast and Arcipelago di La Maddalena from invasion …
Northwestern Sardinia
The Spiaggia di Porto Ferro is a fabulous, unspoiled beach, much loved by local surfers. Hidden behind thick tracts of pine woods about 6km north of Torre…
Cagliari
Just steps from the cathedral, this pale lime palazzo was once home to the city's Spanish and Savoy viceroys. Today it serves as the provincial assembly…
Cagliari
Cagliari's main museum complex occupies the site of the city's former arsenal at the northern end of the Castello district. It's home to several museums,…
Sassari
Just north of Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Tola was medieval Sassari's main square where condemned heretics were burned at the stake. Overlooking…
Northwestern Sardinia
Just south of Stintino a signpost directs you to the abandoned tonnara (tuna processing plant) and the Spiaggia Le Saline, once the site of a busy salt…
Northwestern Sardinia
To the south of the town centre, this small cave complex was inhabited by nuraghic people, who also used it as a tomb and place of cult worship…
Porto Cervo
Perched above Porto Cervo is Michele Busiri Vici’s surreal white church with a funnel-shaped bell tower. The church hosts classical-music concerts in the…
Southwestern Sardinia
A vast white scoglio (rock) rising out of the glassy blue seas in front of Masua, the Sugarloaf is one of the coast's great postcard sights. Named because…
Oristano
Piazza Eleonora d'Arborea became the city's central square through 19th-century urban reforms. Today it is a quiet spot where you can sit beneath the…
Cagliari
Rising above the skyline by the Castello's northeastern gate, this 36m-high tower is the twin of the Torre dell’Elefante. Completed in 1305, it is built…
Museo Archeologico della Città di Alghero
Alghero
The history of human settlement in the Alghero area is charted at this gleaming new archaeological museum, inaugurated in December 2016. Artefacts…
Alghero
To the north of the old town, the Forte della Maddalena is the sole survivor of three forts built at the end of the 16th century to bolster the city's…
Northeastern Sardinia
Since Roman days Tempio has been known for its mineral-rich springs, said to have a curative effect on all who drink from them. Locals still come to fill…
Cagliari
The most astonishing feature of this church is an enormous 17th-century gilded wooden altarpiece housing a figure of the Virgin Mary. From the church,…
Northwestern Sardinia
With its fine sand and clean waters, the beach at Platamona is a popular summer hang-out, and you'll find all the usual beach facilities: sunloungers,…
Cantina Sociale di Santa Maria la Palma
Northwestern Sardinia
With some 700 hectares under vine, Santa Maria la Palma is the second-largest winery in the northwest. Head to its enoteca (wine bar) to browse its…
Cattedrale di San Pietro Extramuros
Bosa
Two kilometres upstream from the Chiesa di Sant’ Antonio Abate is this 11th-century cathedral, said to be the oldest Romanesque church in Sardinia…
Northwestern Sardinia
On the coast north of Porto Conte, the Torre del Porticciolo is a tiny natural harbour backed by a small arc of beach and overlooked by a 16th-century…
Porto Cervo
The place to be seen is the Piazzetta, a small square at the centre of a web of discreet shopping alleys. From the piazza, stairs lead to the Sottopiazza…
Torre di San Giovanni Watchtower
Western Sardinia
For a bird’s-eye view of Tharros, head up to the late-16th-century Torre di San Giovanni watchtower, occasionally used for exhibitions. Here you can look…
Cagliari
Housed in Cagliari’s 18th-century mattatoio (abattoir) – hence the sculpted cow's head over the entrance and around the internal courtyard – Exmà is a…
Northeastern Sardinia
For a sinister peek at Aggius’ past, stop by the new Museo del Banditismo. Housed in the former magistrate’s court, the museum zooms in on banditry in…
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Southwestern Sardinia
Originally constructed at the end of the 13th century, the modest Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie retains little of its original form. About the only…
Sassari
Seat of Sassari city council and the Museo della Città. The museum is divided into two sections: the Stanze del Duca, three rooms illustrating the palace…
Cagliari
Largely destroyed by bombing in 1943 but painstakingly rebuilt afterwards, Chiesa di Sant’Anna rises grandly above a wide staircase in the Stampace…
Alghero
Near the Giardini Pubblici, the 14th-century Torre Porta a Terra is all that remains of Porta a Terra, one of the two main gates into the medieval city. A…
Alghero
Housed in a Liberty-style villa, this small museum is dedicated to Alghero's coral trade. Information panels and exhibits, which include works of coral…
Northwestern Sardinia
Spiaggia delle Bombarde, a couple of kilometres west of Fertilia, is a favourite local beach, set amid greenery and well equipped with umbrellas and…
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