GUIDE OF SARDINIA

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WE ARE SARDIANS and in love with our island, a wonderful land, always included, in the first positions, in all the rankings of the 10 most beautiful islands in the world.
Truly an Italic beauty that many know and we know very well.
Known around the world as a vacation spot for VIPs and billionaires, however, there is much more to Sardinia than the famous Costa Smeralda.
Here you will find hidden coves, high dunes and very long beaches of fine white or pink sand, excellent food and renowned and genuine wines, as well as characteristic, fascinating and timeless traditions.
And also lush and little-visited mountains and forests, rivers and ancient thermal areas, with still the signs of ancient and now vanished civilizations and peoples
There are many excavations and archaeological monuments of ancient and mysterious civilizations, even dating back to prehistory, in a land, in the center of the Mediterranean, inhabited by many people since the most remote ages.
And above all, a place of interesting investments, where houses and estates, in the most beautiful and little-visited areas, promise lucrative deals at still affordable prices.
Slowly we will introduce you to it all! And you will really want to come just to see some beautiful places or to have an unforgettable vacation.

TIPS FOR TRAVELLING IN SARDINIA

Tips for those who want to travel in Sardinia.

A trip to Sardinia always means an adventure in a forgotten land, but at the same time fascinating and sufficiently modern.

Everything is real, current, but different from any other place you have ever seen, even if it seems to many that you have already lived there, because Sardinia is like the unconscious, an unconscious of the world.

With all its sweetnesses and roughnesses.

It keeps intact the traces of all ages of human history, and returns them to you by frequenting it…

However, before leaving, you must know what you want to do and what you want to see.

Sardinia has a history that goes back to the farthest prehistoric times and has monuments older than the pyramids, which no one knows who built them so perfectly, when still everywhere else in the world people lived in caves or huts in the forests, or went roaming in search of berries and game.

It has gone through different historical periods and dominations, and each has left its traces, but the Sardinians have remained authentic and unique, and still are. They will always welcome you with sympathy and appreciate your visit.

So believe me, there is a good communication network in Sardinia with trains and buses, but to see the real Sardinia you will have to rent a car or rely on organised trips, and choose the months from September to June.

For relaxing summer holidays, a summer that lasts until October and even November, the large beaches in the centre south are indicated.

The thermal resorts of Sardara and Fordongianus, which are open all year round, are also very suitable.

For a plunge into worldliness, on the other hand, you will have to opt for the north-east and its pomp and luxuries, with golf, boats, beaches, harbours, clubs, drinks and champagne, and everything that billionaires, real or apprentice, need.

However, you will always find a Mediterranean climate, generally mild. There are very few days with temperatures below zero, in winter, or as hot as 50 degrees in high summer.

what to do to avoid emergencies

Take out insurance before leaving.

Make a good supply of euros, although there are ATMs in every town.

Obtain a map, or use the one on your mobile phone, and compare the suggestions in our guide to these.

Learn how to use these maps before you start your journey:

googlemaps – www.google.com/maps

maps:me – www.maps.me

allrails – www.alltrails.com

michelin street – www.viamichelin.com

In every village there is a pharmacy or a church where you can ask for help,

In the event of a serious emergency call 112, and always communicate your whereabouts. Do not stray off the beaten track if you are not familiar with GPS.

Tourist information centres:

Cagliari, via Roma 145,

Olbia, p.zza Crispi 3,

Alghero, p.zza Porta Terra 9,

You will find hospitals in every major town.

In every town there is always a doctor affiliated with the SSN.

What to eat in Sardinia
Here is a list of the most famous and popular dishes among authentic Sardinians. Restaurants offer a wide variety of choices, but if you want something less elaborate and more authentically Sardinian, try these dishes and you won’t regret it:
-Su proceddu: this is the number one dish, either spit-roasted or baked; hope it’s a female and you’ll understand why everyone loves it so much;

• Sardinian suckling lamb or kid: i.e. that has never eaten even a blade of grass; spit-roasted, baked, stewed with potatoes and tomato sauce, with artichoke sauce, with sun-dried tomato sauce; or boiled, very delicate and light for after the festive feasts
• Goat or sheep: in summer, roasted or with various sauces made from tomatoes and spices;
• Fish: of all kinds and cooked in all ways; some restaurants prepare excellent cassole (fish soup);
  -Sardinian lobster: excellent and highly prized, now endangered, we hope it will be saved by regional fishing laws. Highly sought after by the great chefs of the world’s capitals.
• Bottarga: tuna or mullet roe seasoned in brine; used as an appetiser or grated to season pasta and fish or clam soups.
• Fregula: Sardinian couscous, prepared with small balls of semolina and flour, cooked in various sauces, with tomatoes, clams or vegetables.
• Pasta: is malloreddus, a typical Sardinian pasta made with semolina and Sardinian wheat flour, and cooked with various sauces, from tomato to ragù, with dry or fresh sausages, bottarga or even pesto;
• IS culingionis, typical small pasta parcels filled with potato cream and/or cheese and spices;
• Panada: very popular in the south, this is a wheat dough shell in the shape of a small pot containing a mixture of meat, fish, artichokes or other vegetables, all baked in the oven.

DESSERTS
Every locality has its own specialities. The ones listed here are the most common.

• AMARETTI: made with various combinations of sweet and bitter Sardinian almonds and various sugars; simply delicious.
• PARDULE: small sweet pastry cases filled with sweetened ricotta and baked in the oven.
• IS PIRICCHITTUS: voluminous sweetened and glazed pastries.
• SU PANI E SABA: Sardinian panettone, made with flour and various dried fruits mixed with fine wines and condensed grape syrup. Be sure to try it, even though it is generally only available in winter.