Small recap of my trip to Sardinia, Italy

Today is my final day in Sardinia and I would like to share a small photo recap of my trip.

My trip started may 10th, flying into Olbia from Amsterdam. From there I picked up my rental car and drove straight to my first base in Alghero. Beautiful old town and a nice long beach with plenty of places to grab something to eat or drink and watch the sunset. From here I also took a boat to the

Grotta di Nettuno. A nice boat ride along the coast and the cave is also beautiful. Bit too crowded in my opinion. It would be better to have a lower limit of visitors, but when I went it wasn't even at the max capacity of visitors. But as you have to walk the same small path up and back through the cave, the many visitors do take away a bit from the experience. Still definitely worth a visit though.

I left Alghero the 13th, and drove to Orosei, with a stop in Bosa first. Bosa is fun to walk through for a couple hours. Get lost on the small streets, take a quick trip to the fort for a nice look over the city and have a nice lunch at one of the many restaurants. I wouldn't use it as a base for the west coast, Alghero is better for that. But a perfect day trip destination.

I originally planned to go to Cagliari as well, but that would just be too much driving during my relatively short visit. That will be something for a future visit. The golf of Orosei is beautiful. Orosei is a great base to explore all the amazing beaches on the east side of the island and all the boat tours that leave from here or Cala Gonone, which is just about a 30 minutes drive away. From Orosei I also did a short day trip to the Gorrupu Canyon. There are different hiking routes that take you to the entrance of the canyon, but I chose for a jeep transfer instead, which starts right off the SS125. In 20 minutes you will be driven down to the starting point of a relatively simple hike to the starting point for the canyon. The canyon is amazing and totally worth it. The entry fee is €6 and it takes about 30 minutes to hike into the canyon and 30 minutes back. The canyon itself is not really easily accessible, so expect a lot of climbing on the big rocks. The green and orange section of the canyon can be done unsupervised and without gear, but at the end of the orange section the red section starts and you will have to turn around. The red section has to be done with a guide and with climbing gear.

After 4 nights in Orosei I continued to San Theodoro for 2 nights. Not too much to see here. There's a nice long sandy beach with plenty of room, but the weather wasn't the best the days I was here.

The final part of my trip would be in La Maddalena. It takes a short ferry trip from Palau to La Maddalena. There are 2 different ferry operators that operate daily. I don't think it matters much which one you choose, I just went for the one that departed the earliest for me. La Maddalena is small, it takes about 15 minutes to drive from north to south, but that's what makes it perfect. The city La Maddalena is pretty and has plenty of restaurants. So many beautiful beaches, but be aware that most don't have much parking if any at all. That wasn't a big deal when i was visiting, just before high season, but I can imagine that in July and August it will be different and most beaches are also really small, so they fill up quickly and you will be pretty much shoulder to shoulder. But for now it's perfect and the blue color of the water is amazing.

I had a great trip and can't wait to come back in the near future.

Picture 1: Alghero

Picture 2: Alghero

Picture 3: Alghero

Picture 4: Grotta di Nettuno

Picture 5: Grotta di Nettuno

Picture 6: Bosa

Picture 7: Bosa

Picture 8: Bosa

Picture 9: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 10: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 11: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 12: Gorrupu Canyon

Picture 13: Golf of Orosei

Picture 14: Golf of Orosei

Picture 15: Golf of Orosei

Picture 16: La Maddalena

Picture 17: La Maddalena

Picture 18: La Maddalena

Picture 19: La Maddalena