Sardinia is an island nestled {between| in between} Africa to the south, Corsica to the north, Italy to the east and Spain to the west. The east coast shores are lapped by the Tyrrhenian Sea and the west coast by the Mediterranean ocean. Why would you {chose| selected| picked} to go on {holiday| vacation} to Sardinia instead of mainland Italy or {indeed| certainly| undoubtedly} any of the more popular Mediterranean {destinations| locations}?

Sardinia is {pretty| quite} {easy| simple} to get for a {holiday| vacation} with airports in Cagliari (the capital), Olbia and Alghero, Alghero {being one of| being among} th most popular {holiday| vacation} {destinations| locations} on the island {as well as| in addition to| along with} {being one of| being among} the most {beautiful| gorgeous| stunning| lovely} towns on the island.

Sardinia {is one of| is among} those {rare| unusual| uncommon} {holiday| vacation} {places| locations} to {find| discover}, an un-spoilt {territory| area} with {beautiful| gorgeous| stunning| lovely} {scenery| surroundings| landscapes}, {stunning| spectacular| sensational} beaches and {great| fantastic| terrific| excellent} {facilities| centers} that {attracts| draws in| brings in} {hordes| crowds} of Italian {tourists| travelers} each year and {lesser| lower} {numbers of| varieties of} British and Germans {but| however} {has| has actually} {managed| handled} to keep its {integrity| stability} and culture and not {succumb to| catch} the temptation to {build| develop| construct} monstrous high rise hotel {blocks| obstructs}, all clamouring to reach the sun. Perfect for {family| household} {holidays| vacations}.

Sardinia is a {traditional| conventional| standard} {place| location} where {locals| residents} still {go about| tackle| set about} their {daily| everyday| day-to-day} {business| company| service| organisation} without {too much| excessive} {interference| disturbance} from {tourists| travelers} on holiday. {Many| Numerous| Lots of} {holiday| vacation} resorts {close down| shut down} for the {winter| winter season}, not so Sardinia. The {winter months| winter season| cold weather} see {business| company| service| organisation} {very much| quite} as usual with the fishing boats still {coming in| being available in| can be found in} and {going out| heading out} daily and the shepherds still tending their flocks in the mountains.

Sardinia {receives| gets} more {sunshine| sunlight} than anywhere else in Italy, reputedly 300 days {per year| annually| each year} so it's {easy| simple} to see why life goes on as usual for the {residents| locals| citizens| homeowners} of Sardinia, {nearly| almost} {everyday| daily} {is like| resembles} {summer| summertime| summer season}. So no matter what {time of year| season} you {chose| selected| picked} to {visit| go to| check out} Sardinia for your {holiday| vacation} the {weather| weather condition} {should| ought to| must| need to} {always| constantly} be {good| great| excellent}.

The beaches in Sardinia are {stunning| spectacular| sensational}, stretches of {majestic| magnificent| stunning| marvelous} white sand {meeting| conference} crystal clear blue green water, {clean| tidy} and {tranquil| peaceful| relaxing| serene}, {perfect| ideal| best} for a long beach {holiday| vacation}. The beaches of Sardinia can get {busy| hectic} in peak {holiday| vacation} times {but| however} {go out| head out} of peak time, even as late as June and you'll be {lucky| fortunate} to {find| discover} more than {ten| 10} {people| individuals} on the beach for {company| business}. {Most| Many| A lot of| The majority of} beaches have a little beach café {or two| or more| or 2} {alongside| together with| along with} {offering| providing| using} {very good| excellent| great} food, beer or coffee at {very| extremely| really} {reasonable| sensible| affordable} {prices| costs| rates}. These Sardinian beach {cafes| coffee shops} {have| have actually} {usually| typically| normally| generally} been {family| household} run for years and over the {period| duration} of a {two| 2} weeks {holiday| vacation} you will find yourself {becoming| ending up being} {more and more| increasingly more| a growing number of} {acquainted| familiarized} with the owners. Such is the {way of life| lifestyle| way of living} in Sardinia, {every one| each} is so {hospitable| congenial} and {welcoming| inviting} it's {easy| simple} to get accepted into their lives, like all islanders they thirst for contact with the outside world.

{Scattered| Spread} {across| throughout} the island are {hundreds of| numerous} ancient Nuraghi, the pre-historic {dwellings| homes| houses| residences} of the ancient Sardinians, these make an {interesting| fascinating| intriguing} diversion from a day at the beach or shopping {during| throughout} your {holiday| vacation}.

In the north-west of Sardinia are the {famous| well-known| popular} {caves| caverns} of Capo Caccia. These {caves| caverns} run deep into the cliffs to the north of Alghero and can be accessed {via| through| by means of} a boat trip or by means of a flight of stairs with over 700 {steps| actions} to the bottom. {Guided| Directed| Assisted} {tours| trips} of the {caves| caverns} are run every hour, you can either {choose| select| pick} to {pick| choose| select} the {tour| trip} boat up in Alghero or you can drive to the headland and takes the steps down to the {caves| caverns}.

{Restaurants| Dining establishments} in Sardinia specialise in a {wide| broad| large} {number of| variety of} {dishes| meals}, fish, lamb and cheese are {three| 3} Sardinian specialities {but| however} it's {also| likewise} possible to {find| discover} {really| truly| actually} {good| great| excellent} pasta and pizza {restaurants| dining establishments} in all towns.

To get the {real| genuine} feel for Sardinia it's {wise to| a good idea to| smart to} {hire| employ| work with} a {car| vehicle| automobile| cars and truck} for a {few| couple of} days and drive inland where the {country| nation} is {very| extremely| really} {hilly| uneven| sloping} and mountainous {but| however} the {roads| roadways} are {good| great| excellent} and signposted well. Sardinian {drivers| chauffeurs| motorists} are {pretty good| respectable} and {courteous| polite| considerate} so even the most in-experienced of foreign {drivers| chauffeurs| motorists} {should| ought to| must| need to} be {ok| okay}.

There are {so many| a lot of| many| numerous} {beautiful| gorgeous| stunning| lovely} {places| locations} that are still {relatively| fairly| reasonably} un-touched by the outside world in Sardinia. You {really| truly| actually} {should| ought to| must| need to} {consider| think about} Sardinia as a {holiday| vacation} {destination| location}, there is plenty to see and {do for| provide for} all the {family| household}, even the kids. The beaches are {clean| tidy} and {the people| individuals} {extremely| incredibly| very| exceptionally} friendly. The food is {excellent| outstanding| exceptional} and the {transport| transportation} network is {good| great| excellent}.

Oh yes, the sun {nearly| almost} {always| constantly} shines {as well| also| too}.

I {try| attempt} to {pass on| hand down} my musings on life and experiences {in a way| in a manner| in such a way} that {people| individuals} {may| might} {find| discover} {interesting| fascinating| intriguing} to {read| check out}.