Sardinia is an idyllic island in the western Mediterranean.
Surrounded by the Sardinian and Tyrrhenian
Seas it is the second largest island in Italy after Sicily.
Sardinia rightly bears the name emerald coast; deep
green to turquoise, the ocean shines on its fine sandy
beaches, behind it the hillside with its dark maquis
and gleaming white granite rocks.
You are welcomed by a variety of landscapes; white
sandy beaches, lonely bays surrounded by red granite
rocks, idyllic mountain villages and the Mediterranean
geniality of the Sardinians.
The beaches of Sardinia are among the most beautiful
in the Mediterranean, they are often classed among
the top 10 in the world.
Many don’t know this, but the island is a nature reserve,
with thousands of rare animals and plants under
conservation.
The island belongs to Italy and is situated about
200 kilometres from the Italian peninsula, south of
the French island of Corsica. The capital, with around
150,000 inhabitants and the biggest city in Sardinia, is
Cagliari on the south coast of the island. The official
language of Sardinia is Italian, however a large
number of people speak Sardinian.
