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Sardinia, explained by people who live here.

When to come · Getting here · Beaches · What to do

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Twelve guides, written by people who manage homes here

These pages come from the questions guests actually ask us, before and during their stay. They are not rewrites of other guides: we wrote them ourselves, and we manage homes in Sardinia all year round, answering someone every week who wants to know when the last ferry sails, whether they need a car, or which beach to pick given today's wind.

Wherever a figure changes by season, such as bus fares or beach access caps, each guide says where we got it and when we checked, with a link to the official source. If something no longer holds, tell us and we will correct it.

Where to start

Still choosing dates, start with when to visit. Dates already fixed, skip to getting to Sardinia and then the guide for the airport you land at. House already booked and only the plan missing, go straight to the beaches of your area.

Before you travel

  • When to visit SardiniaClimate, sea temperature, crowding and prices month by month, with the right period depending on who is travelling: families, couples, walkers, tight budgets.
  • Getting to SardiniaThe three airports and which areas they serve, ferry routes and crossing times, when bringing your own car beats hiring one, and the real driving distances across the island.
  • Cagliari airport to the city centreThe six-minute train for €1.30 that almost nobody knows about, taxi, transfer and car hire compared, with door-to-door timings and what to do if you land after 23:00.
  • Olbia airport to the beachesThe bus lines to Pittulongu and the northern and southern beaches, distances to the Costa Smeralda, and which areas genuinely need a car.

The beaches

  • Sardinia beaches, coast by coastThe island's five coasts and how they differ, the wind rule that beats any ranking, and the full table of capped beaches with places, fees and dates.
  • The beaches of Cagliari and aroundFrom the Poetto you can reach by bus to the Quartu coves, out to day trips at Chia, Tuerredda and Villasimius. With transport fares and the summer bus to the coves.
  • The beaches of VillasimiusPorto Giunco, Simius, Punta Molentis, Campus and Cala Caterina: which to pick each morning by the wind, where to park and what needs booking.
  • Pittulongu beachThe shoreline north of Olbia, stretch by stretch: the free parking, the city bus that gets there from the centre, the very shallow water for children and Tavolara in front of you all day.
  • The beaches of Golfo AranciFive numbered beaches you can walk to from the village, Cala Moresca below Capo Figari, and Cala Sabina, which in summer you reach by a train stop.
  • The Costa Verde and Torre dei CorsariThe Piscinas dunes, the seven kilometres of Scivu and the Spanish tower above Torre dei Corsari: seventy kilometres with almost no services, and the mining villages behind.
  • Cala Gonone and the Gulf of OroseiThe coves cannot be reached by car: it is boat or trail. The full rules for Cala Goloritzè, what needs booking for the others, and the Bue Marino cave.

Beyond the sea

  • What to do in Sardinia beyond the beachThe nuraghi and Su Nuraxi di Barumini, hiking in the Supramonte and the Gorropu gorge, wine and food area by area, the towns, the mines and the traditional festivals.

What you will not find here

You will not find a top-ten of the most beautiful beaches, because it is useless: the right beach depends on the day's wind and on who is with you. You will not find precise ferry and flight timetables, because they change every season and a page listing them ages within a month: we would rather tell you where to look them up.

And you will not find promises about the weather. Sardinia in summer is hot and windy, and the mistral blows in mid-August too: knowing how it works is worth more than reading that everything is always perfect.

If you own a home here instead

These guides are for people coming on holiday. If you are an owner and what you need is tax, compliance and management, there is a separate set: the nine guides for owners covering flat-rate tax, the CIN code, tourist tax, potential returns, the short-let market and the first year of management.

The Sardinian coast with turquoise water and granite rocks

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Frequently asked questions

Who writes these guides?

We do, at Propertize, and we manage homes in Sardinia all year round. They come from the questions guests ask before and during their stay, so they answer real problems rather than keywords.

How often are they updated?

The figures that change by season, such as bus fares, train times and beach access caps, are reviewed before each summer. At the bottom of each guide, we state when it was last checked and list the official sources used.

Which guide should you start with?

If you are still choosing dates, "when to visit Sardinia". If the dates are fixed, "getting to Sardinia" and then the guide for the airport you land at. If you have already booked, go straight to the beaches of the area you are staying in.

Are there guides for homeowners too?

Yes, kept separate: there are nine guides covering flat-rate tax, the CIN code, tourist tax, potential returns, the short-let market and the first year of management.

Are the guides available in Italian as well?

Yes, all of them. Every guide has its Italian version, reachable from the language switcher at the top or directly under /guide/.