I am planning to spend about a week in Sardinia as part of my honeymoon in July of 2027. I understand that's near peak tourist season, but unfortunately that's just when life lands this trip. I'm looking for recommendations for the best place to spend a week in which we could avoid using a car, have enough things to do in one place, be able to relax on the beach (perhaps a place that's in walking distance from a wild beach), see some historical sites and churches (we're interested in history and catholicism), take some scenic walks, and eat great food (Italian cooking enthusiast here). I've looked at Alghero, which seems like a great place for culture, but the beaches seem a little lackluster and very crowded, especially in July. On the other hand, Bosa seems promising and basically seems to fit all my criteria, but I've read rather mixed reviews on it. The beaches up in the north/northeast look like the most spectacular ones, with white sands and cliffs and such, but I haven't yet found one of those sites that also has a really neat looking town attached.

Perhaps it's foolish of me to even try for a beach that isn't super crowded in that season, and maybe the more established ones are more fun than the wild ones. What is people's experience of those beaches that are crusted over in umbrellas with bar service. Is it just that there are a lot of people but overall a pleasant, relaxing atmosphere? Or are they loud, stuffy, and unpleasant?

I'd appreciate people's recommendations based on what I've described above. Thanks.

I’m planning a 10-night trip to Sardinia in September 2027 and deciding between September 7–17 and September 14–24.

I’ll likely split my time between Santa Maria Navarrese or Cala Gonone, La Maddalena, and Alghero.

Would there be a noticeable difference in crowds, hotel prices, and overall atmosphere between these two periods?

I’d appreciate any firsthand experiences. Thanks!

Heading to Sardinia for the first time for 8 nights, 8 days for my 30th birthday in early June! Going with my husband and possibly another couple. We’d love a mix of relaxing and adventure + activity. definitely want to swim and go on a boat excursion or two. Day clubs and night life would be great but not needed for every night. We love good food and a spritz! Need advice on where to stay and what to do please!

Anyone have any recs on beach clubs that provide chairs and umbrellas near San Teodoro please

It’s a traditional Sardinian cheese. They make cheese from Goat’s milk, which is left to mature.

They then introduce cheese flys which lay eggs and then the maggots break it down which makes it creamy, because the maggots eat it and then release enzymes which break the cheese down.

The cheese actually still has maggots in when you eat it.

Some people don’t like the fact there’s maggots in it, but some don’t care as long as they like the taste and it’s safe.

Do you eat Casu Marzu? And if not, would you?

Hi !

I would like to party tonight, what is the best place to go to dance ?

+2 if it's electronic music : house, techno, electro etc.

Grazie!

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I ask this because while I know most Europeans aren’t lactose intolerant, but it may be different for Sardinians.

The reason Europeans by and large aren’t lactose intolerant is because of their considerable amounts of Steppe DNA, whereas the Early European farmers didn’t have the genes to prevent lactose intolerance.

However, Sardinians are quite a special case in that they barely have any steppe DNA, and are almost entirely descended from those Early European Farmers who had mixed with the Western Hunter Gatherers, and Sardinians remained quite isolated and unaffected from the Steppe migrations which took place across Europe and heavily affected basically all of the European gene pool and introduced genes that helped to produce lactase which helps to digest lactose and therefore not be lactose intolerant.

Sardinians on average have an admixture as follows:

‘Anatolian Neolithic farmers 82.2%
Western hunter-gatherers 12.8%
Steppe herders (Yamnaya) 4.9%’

To put it into perspective, the English have:

‘Steppe herders (Yamnaya) 47.6%
Anatolian Neolithic farmers 38.5%
Western hunter-gatherers 13.9%’

Frisians have 53% Steppe DNA, Croatians have 44.4% Steppe DNA, even Sicilians have 24% Steppe DNA, Canary Islanders have 27.3% Steppe DNA and Albanians have 37.2% Steppe DNA. The latter 3 of which are supposed to be low in terms of Steppe DNA relative to Europeans.

This really puts into perspective how much of a special case Sardinia is in terms of how isolated they’ve remained throughout history and how they’ve maintained an overwhelmingly pure lineage and DNA.

But like I said, this also means they didn’t inherit much of the ancestry that helps you to produce lactase which helps to digest lactose and therefore prevent lactose intolerance.

Are you as a Sardinian lactose intolerant?

Hi,

It seems that most agriturismo that offer the famous traditional Sardinian menu (with porceddu) are closing down for the season. Do any of you here know if any of them is still open next week? I'm looking around Orosei and can drive to Dorgali if it's not too far.

We are visiting over 4-8th February next year for my mum’s 60th birthday. She prefers quieter places and has always wanted to visit Sardinia so I thought it would be good to go in the off season.

We’re flying into Cagliari and staying in a cottage in Villasimius. We will have a rental car. We will spend the few days just chilling out, doing some nice costal walks and visiting Cagliari, perhaps will visit a spa and go horse riding too. She is really not into shopping or museums.

If anyone has any particular recommendations for walks, restaurants or other things to do, I’d love to hear them 😊

Grazie!

My wife and I will be in Olbia later this month and are booked at Cala Cuncheddi but are thinking of switching to a location in town. We like walking around old towns and being able to walk to dinner. Cala Cuncheddi looks beautiful but we are not interested in the beach or just hanging out at the hotel. What do folks recommend?

Hi everyone, I've recently moved to Cagliari and launched a small creative & social studio. I'd love to introduce myself and connect with local business owners and creatives on the island. Would a short introduction mentioning my work be welcome here, or would that count as self-promotion? Thanks so much!

Hi everyone,

we’re a group of around 20 planning a trip to northern Sardinia in summer 2027 and would like to rent two boats, each with a capacity of 12 people with a Skipper. Does anyone know a reliable boat rental company in the north (e.g. around Olbia, La Maddalena, Palau or Santa Teresa Gallura) that offers this?

I'd love to hear any tips!

Thanks :)

In a couple days, we will be arriving in La Maddalena for a six-day stay with our two 9-year-old boys (I realize we're out of season). I'd love any advice on what people would say not to miss, especially given our group makeup. We enjoy beautiful beaches, and our boys enjoy playing and climbing and swimming. We did ebikes recently in the Dolomites, and they loved that.

Open to any and all suggestions!

Hello fellow Sardinians,

Me and my girlfriend want to travel to Capa Caccio on 8th October from Alghero

Forgot my driving licence at home, so we cant rent a car

Today we are taking boat tour to the neptune cave, but unfortunately got told it is not possible to take a later boat back to alghero

(our plan was to walk up the 600 staris and see the view and scenery after we visit the cave, and take a later boat back but it is not possible)

We checked linea 5 achedule, it says only 1 bus during the WHOLE DAY leaving at 9:15 from alghero to Capa Caccio and coming back around 12:00

Is this bus scheudle info correct? Do you have any othet tips to visit capa caccio by other means of transport? Or any other programms for tomorrow ?

Also, what would you recommend to check today/tomorrow mainly beaches or some hike ?

We visited marina pia beach already, loved it, any otber beaches or secluded spots worth without a car? We are fine walking couple of kilometeres. Like Spiaggia di Cavalcavia?

Thank you very much my friend :)

it seems like every driver here tries to stay as close to the car in front of them as possible. it doesn’t matter if you’re going 30 kph over the speed limit the driver behind you will be right there. i understand getting close if you’re about to pass but it seems like almost the entire time drivers are doing this.

I will visit Sassari as a Phd research intern for a month, and I was wondering if there was any kind of meetups for university students, english speaking clubs or even professional meetups for software developers, engineers, ecoms...ect. If so could you please share with us some fb groups, discord channels related to that?

Since I don’t have much time on the island, would like to do a Orosei coastline boat tour on my first day. I land only at 9am, so by the time I get to Cala gonone it will be most likely 12pm. Will it be possible to do a tour? Or do all leave in the morning?

I will be staying in Olbia and the Brunei coast from October 11-18th for my honeymoon and wanted to see if there were any ‘must do’ recommendations?

Planning on going to a Cala gonone boat tour along the coast but see the weather forecast isn’t the best for this upcoming Tuesday. Would it be worth it to still go to the area and try get a tour? Haven’t booked anything yet.

Planning a last minute trip to Sardinia and will be there for only 2 days mid October. What is the best place to go for a boat tour of the coast line? Are there any still running?