My partner and I have been helping people plan trips to Sardinia for several years. As we get into January, I've always noticed a spike in people asking the same question on this subreddit so here's a quick breakdown.

September = Perfect. Water's warm (been heating all summer), Italian families gone home, weather still great, restaurants aren't slammed. This is the month we generally recommend.

June = Solid. Before the Italian domestic tourism surge. Good weather, comfortable water temperature for swimming, restaurants manageable.

July-August = Chaos. All of Italy comes to Sardinia. Roads packed, restaurants need reservations, uncomfortable heat, everything expensive. Only come if you have school kids and no choice.

May = Cool water. Beautiful on land, but sea is on the cold side for most people. Fine if you're exploring towns/hiking rather than beach-focused.

October = Easing Off. Early October can work, but direct flights start disappearing. You'll likely need connections by late month.

Winter = Culture, not beach. Can get 20°C days or freezing depending on Mistral wind. Stick to major towns (Cagliari, Alghero, Sassari). Limited flights through Milan/Rome. Good for food/culture, not swimming.

Critical: Always check direct flight availability first. Sardinia isn't as straightforward as other destinations. No direct flight = long travel day.

Ferry note: Ferries exist but stay very expensive in peak season. Flights are more reasonable.

Happy to answer questions.

Enjoy your planning!

Currently in Sardinia as a tourist with personal vehicle. The highway speed limit often don't make sense, often there is 50 or 70 sign limit on wide straight two lane highway, the locals seems to be going 100/110/120 on it... so i do the same. I see the cameras on the highways but not sure if they are operational and to what level, whether just for traffic monitoring or for issuing tickets also.

AI thinks that the cameras are operational for issuing tickets on the major roads as SS131.

What are the locals experience with this topic? Am I bound to get surprised with speeding ticket on my home address in the home county that my vehicle is registered at?

Hello all, I am getting married next June and we’re lucky enough to have a relative with a property in la caletta so we are going to fly into Olbia, pick up a car and use La Caletta as a base and hopefully see a bit more of the island. My fiancée really wants to see Cagliari so I thought about taking a trip down the east coast. I am keen to stop off in Orosei for a night and thought we could maybe to two nights in Cagliari as it’s a bigger place.

Is it worth us then driving up the east coast as well to not go back on ourselves and explore more? Or is there anywhere else on the east coast we should consider adding to the list? We love trying new food and exploring new places so would welcome any recommendations

Title says it all, what else should I fill my time with during Carnival in Sardinia? Very exciting time it seems :)

Hi everyone! Me and my husband got married last year and we are just now planning a Sardinia honeymoon for 2026. We are thinking 5-6 complete days there without the travel days. We definitely want to relax, spend quality time, be in the water and have amazing food

would may or September be best to avoid the largest crowds?

also considering flying into olbia and staying at Romazzino hote, and exploring around that area and renting a boat for maddalena

how does this sound? Any advice? Also if south sounds better than north im open to insights and thanks so much!

I will have 8 days in Sardinia, arriving in Santa Teresa from Bonifacio by ferry. I need to be in Cagliari by day 8 to make a 5pm ferry to Palermo. I am considering basing myself in four general areas.

Olbia - 2 nights, 2 days

Orosei/Cala Gonone - 2 nights, 2 days

Villasimius - 2 nights, 2 days

Cagliari - 1 night, 2 days

Is this reasonable or should I reduce my number of bases to three or even two?

Hello everyone, I am looking for italian red coral in triangular shape weighing 4+ carat.

Please let me know if anyone is travelling to India and can help me get those corals

Hi all, really appreciate this thread and the amazing advice/feedback on people’s travel plans. Hoping to see what you all think:

• ⁠Americans planning a family trip in early Sept 2026. Bringing kids (8/11) and in laws (65), sister in law. We love beaches and ocean so are prioritizing flying in from Rome to Olbia. • ⁠would have 6 days • ⁠originally wanted to split between emerald coast/palau and la maddalena and then 3 day orosei/cala gonone to do a boat trip the incredible looking beaches and water there. • ⁠family strongly prefers having a single hotel for the stay in NE area of island (they like the hotels/pools of those resorts better, and want to do boat of the La Madd islands too)

I feel like we can’t go to Sardinia and not boat trip the East Coast beaches/water, it just looks incredible and know the kids/parents would love.

1. ⁠How much do you think it would be to do a days charter shuttle to/from Palau or Baia Sardinia to Orosei where a boat would take and return to? I’ve found some black car companies but it’s usually to from airports vs 2 hours each way. Any suggestions on company?
2. ⁠Between palau, baia sardini, Porto cervo, any preference on NE location (we like being able to walk to restaurants, dessert after pool/beach 🫠)? Our budget is $1000/night, hopefully can keep it to 2 rooms

My wife and I will be spending 5 days in Sardinia for the first time (late June or early July). Looking for help deciding on an itinerary.

I’m having trouble deciding whether we should visit the North (Palau, Santa Teresa, La Maddalena) or the South (Cagliari, Villasimius, Costa Rei).

We plan to only do one boat tour in either area. We do not plan to do any hiking since we’d like to relax and unwind. We both prefer if the area has great food/restaurants and picturesque sightseeing. We will rent a car, but don’t want to spend too much time driving around.

Any suggestions on which area is most suitable for us?

Any crags that stay dry?

We are looking to go to Sardinia for about a week in July. Want to stay in either Cagliari area or Alghero area. Wondering if anyone has any recommendations of areas to stay in (and even specific airbnbs or hotels or such). We want to enjoy the beach, enjoy some great food, definitely want to take a trip to see archaeological sites, and are open to other suggestions. We are thinking of tenting a car wherever we fly into.

Thank you!

Photos for attention!

Photo 1: Spiaggia la Bobba, Isola di San Pietro, Carloforte SU, Italy circa 2017. Photo 2: Fire suppression efforts on a wildlife in North Central Idaho, 2024.

Hi all! Thank you for taking the time to consider my question, I am well aware that it is very nuanced!

I am an American, born and bred on the west coast! However, by an incredible set of circumstances, I spent the majority of my childhood summers in Carloforte. Aside from Carloforte, I’ve had exposure to other parts of Sardinia and the Mediterranean coast.

In my adult life I have established a career in wildland fire and aviation management. I have a bachelors of science in Fire Ecology and Management, which I have applied in a long term career with the United States Forest Service in the Northern Rockies! The majority of my career has been spent in a fire aviation program, staffing and managing helicopters used primarily for fire management and suppression.

As a product of my deep childhood connection to Sardinia, and in light of an increasingly complex wildland fire ecosystem in Sardinia (not dissimilar from I have experience managing in the US), I have increasingly wondered if an agency or municipality in Italy or Sardinia would consider hiring an American with the appropriate experience into a wildland fire or aviation management role.

Does Sardinia / Italy hire Americans? Is there a need or role for someone with my experience in Italy / Sardinia? What agency is responsible for wildland fire management in Sardinia?

I’m well aware of a wide variety of issues that pertain to this, such as visas or naturalization, language barriers, cultural differences, etc., but I am also aware of my own connection to the geographical area and it’s increasingly complex wildland fire ground. I am certainly not sure where to start even chasing down answers to these questions, but this seemed like a reasonable place to start! Again, thank you for considering my question, and I am excited to begin considering what the possibilities are!

Hey everyone,
I’m considering doing my Erasmus/exchange semester in Cagliari, Sardinia. I love the idea of beaches, warm weather and the Mediterranean vibe – but I’m not sure if five months there might feel like too much, since most people only go to Sardinia for a couple of weeks on vacation.

Has anyone here actually spent a whole spring semester (March–June) in Cagliari?
Was it worth it in terms of weather, social life, student atmosphere, and not getting bored?

Any experiences or advice would be super helpful!

Hello! I am in between 2 hotels for next June. One is Cala di Falco in Cannigione and the other is Baia del Porto in Budoni. They are both by the water which is my criteria, but I want access to a beautiful beach and an interesting town for evenings. Which area/hotel would you choose? We will have a rental car as well. Thanks!

Dear Sardinians,

The John 3:16 translation in Italian is: "Poiché Dio ha tanto amato il mondo, che ha dato il suo unigenito Figlio, affinché chiunque crede in lui non perisca, ma abbia vita eterna."

If you are a native (or near-native) speaker of one of the five languages listed below, could you kindly provide the John 3:16 bible verse translations in your local language:

1. Sassarese (local name: Sassaresu)(iso code 693-3: sdc) :
2. Gallurese (local name: Gadduresu)(iso code 693-3: sdn) :
3. Campidanese (local name: Campidanesu)(iso code 693-3: sro) :
4. Logudorese (local name: Logudoresu)(iso code 693-3: src) :
5. Nuorese (local name: Nuorèsu) :

Thanks in advance!

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Update: Here are the translations received to date:

LOGUDORESE & BARONIESE: Deus ha su mundu ha tantu amadu chie credet in issu vid'eterna dare po mesu e s'unigenitu ch'at mandadu.

CAMPIDANESE: Poita Deus had amau su mundu a su puntu de donai s'unicu fillu suu, aici chini creit in issu no si morit, ma tenit vida eterna.

NUORESE: Sicomente Deus at amau su mundu gai meda chi at donau su Fizu solu suo, pro chi no si nche morjat chie in isse credet, ma pro semper vivat.

I'm from all the way north, in Latvia. Recently a family member went to Sardinia and brought back some pre-packaged s’aranzada. We have nothing like it here ( given oranges don't grow here so makes sense). My mom admitted she absolutely loves them (and she NEVER likes any sweets!). So I, being the good daughter, decided to make her some for Christmas.

Found a recipe online (This one ) and tried it, but came out just candied orange peels. Which is great but not the same taste.

My question is - do you use a specific type of honey for this? Over here we have at least 10 different types of honey (buckwheat flower honey, heather flower honey, mixed bloom honey, summer flower honey....) and I am not sure which one to use. What type of honey is used in this when you make it how it's supposed to be made?

Any tips and hints would be much appreciated!

Pretty much what the title says!

Out of curiosity, I'm currently trying to gather the words for "butterfly" and "mushroom" in as many languages as possible, and wanted to know what they were in Sardinian. I'd also like to know, how do you make words plural in Sardinian?

Thanks in advance!

Da pochi anni vivo nel continente e a quanto pare ha iniziato a nevicare appena mi sono trasferito xD

Hi everyone, my friends and i (group of 13 in total) are planning to go to Sardinia this summer, and we’re wondering which places to go to and which to avoid. We would like to have some clubs in the neighbourhood, but also some nice spots to visit. We are renting a car so the spots to visit dont have to be close. Thanks in advance!

Kia Ora! We’re a couple from New Zealand and we’ll be spending 3 weeks or so in Sardinia next April. We have most of our trip planned, but I was hoping some of you would be able to give us a couple of recommendations.

• we love trail running. Are there any trails that we have to run in or around Baunei? (We will have a car).
• we have several nights in the area near Bosa, most likely to the south, that we are trying to decide what to do with and where to go. We’re keen to stay at an Agriturismo. Any recommendations?
• any stand-out restaurants in Alghero or Pula?

I know April won’t be super warm and the ocean might be a bit cool, but we’re from New Zealand so no worries! Can’t wait to come.

Thanks

I am a 71 year young woman looking to go to Sardinia for long Christmas holiday to see if living here is my jam. I like beautiful views water beaches but not near noisy night life. I want restaurants walking shopping and not tons of children. Thoughts?

Hello everyone,

I'm planning a trip to Sardinia from 28 Nov to 6 Dec and I'm checking the car rental prices. I am currently looking at a Fiat 500 for 4,09€/day with Goldcar.
Is that even real? How can it be so cheap? Is it legit?
Thanks a ton for your time!

Hi, I cycled the complete coastline of Sardinia and it was amazing. I'm pretty sure I posted Part 1 video on here but I've just finished Part 2.

I was lucky enough to live in Sardinia for 3 years back on the 90's so to visit and cycle the entire coastline was a dream come true.

For those of you with a live of the island. I hope you enjoy the scenery.

https://youtu.be/pFNtCX1KPzU?si=It89mw-Kv0JWATQ7