Where is Sardinia?

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Where is Sardinia?

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Sardinia

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« Life in Sardinia is maybe the best a man can hope for: twenty-
Sassari
four thousand miles of forests, of countryside, of coasts
Ogliastra surrounded by a miraculous sea should coincide with what I
would recommend the good God to give us as paradise. » 
Oristano (Fabrizio De Andrè)
 
Olbia - Tempio
 
Nuoro Where is Sardinia? The largest footprint of the Mediterranean
The Greeks called it Hyknusa or Ichnussa (Ιχνουσσα), from the
Cagliari
greek Ichnos (footprint of human foot) because of its similarity to
Golf Courses a large footprint; however, Sardinia takes its name from the
Latin Sardinia, as the Romans called it. In fact, the name
Cafe & Restaurant Sardinia was already known to the Phoenicians, as witnessed by
the Nora Stele, the oldest written document found in western
Sardinia, precisely in Nora, where we read b-šrdn = In Sardinia.
 
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Northern Sardinia Hotels
                        
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Arzachena your beach hotel you can freely move and visit the nearby
beaches, or heading into the interior to explore the more remote
Olbia
parts of Sardinia.
Tempio Pausania
Torpe
You will be fascinated by the small coves that lie in wild corners of
the crystalline seas, you will be astonished to see the wonders that
Golfo Aranci nature, with patience over the centuries, has created in the
spectacular caves that penetrate the heart of the island.

Being a so ancient land, the erosion of wind and rain has made

Hotel Central Sardinia that Sardinia has no high mountains; nevertheless it is mostly
Oliena mountainous, characterized by plateaus and group of hills.
Bitti

Aritzo
There are many historical and archaeological sites in the region;
the most famous are definitely the Nuraghes: there are more then
Mandas 7,000 exemplars scattered throughout the island, one every 3
km2, representing the most impressive megalithic
monuments in Europe. They are present only in Sardinia:
where is the most important? In Barumini, its name is Su

Hotel West Sardinia Nuraxi.
Carloforte
Putzu Idu CharmingSardinia.com has decided to collect the different
Riola Sardo aspects of Sardinia, in order to identify which are the most
Santu Lussurgiu appreciated and representative of the island. It has therefore
Arbus identified 30 and subjected them to a popular vote: the result is
Alghero
this nice infographic composed by 15 symbols, the most voted by
Sardinians and Sardinia lovers.
Narbolia  
Bosa
                        
Tresnuraghes

Hotel East Sardinia
Orosei
Arbatax

Santa Maria Navarrese

San Teodoro

Hotels in South Sardinia
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Is Sardinia part of italy? Yes, but with its own

particularities: nature, culture, traditions
Many consider Sardinia the "less Italian" among all regions: the
geographical isolation has, in fact, allowed the development of
indigenous plants and animal species (as the mouflon or the
white donkey from Asinara), and has maintained its linguistic
peculiarities and its ancient traditions, which have remained
intact over the centuries.

For your holidays, Sardinia has much to offer apart from the sea:

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Sardinian culinary tradition goes hand in hand with its natural

variety: deeply tied to the past and based on genuine food and
home-made products, it switches between the flavours of roasted
meats, typical of the internal land (cooked according to local
variants), the delicious fish recipes typical of the coasts, passing
through the numerous sweets and cookies made with almond
paste, honey, sapa (Cooked Grape Must Syrup) and to the tasty
and full bodied local wines. At the end, a good cup of coffee...
 
 
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If you are a gourmet, our selection of Hotel Gourmet will give

you a hand in choosing the Hotel in Sardinia that suit your
vacation!
 
Further suggested Hotels in Sardinia: Villas Resort (Costa Rei),
Marinedda Thalasso & Spa (Isola Rossa), Petra Segreta Resort &
Spa, Paradise Resort (San Teodoro), Ea Bianca Luxury Resort
(Baja Sardinia), Colonna Pevero Hotel (Porto Cervo), Le Dune
Piscinas (Arbus).
 
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