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Guide to a Slow & Chic Costa Smeralda

12 April 2012 - Courtesy of Hotel Balocco

If you love the hustle and bustle of Porto Cervo, but tire of the glitz and glamour, don't worry: there's more to Costa Smeralda than this. Think fish fresh from the harbour, waterfront taverns and authentic agriturismo. Get the insider tips from the locals. Courtesy of the Hotel Balocco Porto Cervo.

The Sartiglia

01 February 2012 - Posted by Elio

The 547th edition of the Sartiglia will take place in Oristano from February 19-21, 2012 ! The Sartiglia Festival is one of Sardinia's major cultural events, attracting tens of thousands of visitors each year from all over Europe. On the Sunday of the Carnival, the streets of the historic town of Oristano ...

Sardinia off-season

16 October 2011 - Posted by Elio

So fiercely is Sardinia touted as the perfect summer destination, you'd think the great hotelkeeper in the sky had hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the island's gates from November to May. Wrong, wrong, wrong, far enough south to catch all those rays surplus to requirements on the equator, Sardinia is ...

Insider tips to Cagliari

06 June 2011 - Courtesy of Petit Hotel Miramare

You’re a beach bum at heart, but you still need to feel the pulse of a city scene? In Cagliari, you can have both! Cherry on the top: the 6 miles long Poetto beach. For bars, restaurants and beaches? Get the insider tips from Giuliano and Nicola, from the hippest art-hotel in town!

A scattered hotel ?

18 April 2011 - Posted by Elio

A stay in an "albergo diffuso" offers a unique experience which few traditional hotels can hope to offer. Here you get all the services and conveniences of a small boutique hotel whilst living directly within a small town community, in a sunny and relaxed atmosphere that only small Mediterranean villages...