Where is Sardinia?
« Life in Sardinia is maybe the best a man can hope for: twenty-four thousand miles of forests, of countryside, of coasts surrounded by a miraculous sea should coincide with what I would recommend the good God to give us as paradise. » (Fabrizio De Andrè)
Where is Sardinia? The largest footprint of the Mediterranean The Greeks called it
Hyknusa or
Ichnussa (Ιχνουσσα), from the greek
Ichnos (footprint of human foot) because of its similarity to a large footprint; however,
Sardinia takes its name from the Latin
Sardinia, as the Romans called it. In fact, the name Sardinia was already known to the
Phoenicians, as witnessed by the
Nora Stele, the oldest written document found in western Sardinia, precisely in
Nora, where we read
b-šrdn = In Sardinia.
More faces of the same island, more aspects of a single land Don't you know
where is Sardinia and what does it can offer you? Are you wondering:
is Sardinia part of italy? Well, discover it right know. With its
1840 km of coastline,
Sardinia is the Italian region with the largest coastal development; the sea is clear and practically
preserved from every kind of pollution. Many Sardinian
beaches are nowadays nationally and internationally well known, as those of
Villasimius, of the
Costa Smeralda (the Emerald Coast) and of
Alghero, which are among the favourite destinations for holidays in Sardinia. On the contrary, many other beaches, equally beautiful, have
managed to maintain their wild nature subtracting themselves, in whole or in part, to mass tourism. This is the case of
Berchida beach, of some of the beaches of
Ogliastra and
Oristano provinces. From your beach hotel you can freely move and visit the nearby beaches, or heading into the interior to explore
the more remote parts of Sardinia.
You will be fascinated by the
small coves that lie in wild corners of the crystalline seas, you will be astonished to see the wonders that nature, with patience over the centuries, has created in the spectacular caves that penetrate the heart of the island.
Being a so ancient land, the erosion of wind and rain has made that Sardinia has no high mountains; nevertheless it is
mostly mountainous, characterized by plateaus and group of hills.
There are many historical and archaeological sites in the region; the most famous are definitely the
Nuraghes: there are
more then 7,000 exemplars scattered throughout the island, one every 3 km2, representing
the most impressive megalithic monuments in Europe. They are present only in
Sardinia:
where is the most important? In Barumini, its name is
Su Nuraxi.
CharmingSardinia.com has decided to collect the different aspects of Sardinia, in order to identify which are the most appreciated and representative of the island. It has therefore identified 30 and subjected them to a
popular vote: the result is this nice
infographic composed by 15 symbols, the most voted by Sardinians and Sardinia lovers.
Is Sardinia part of italy? Yes, but with its own particularities: nature, culture, traditions Many consider
Sardinia the
"less Italian" among all regions: the geographical isolation has, in fact, allowed the development of
indigenous plants and animal species (as the
mouflon or the
white donkey from
Asinara), and has maintained its linguistic peculiarities and its
ancient traditions, which have remained intact over the centuries.
For your holidays,
Sardinia has much to offer apart from the sea: your stay in one of our selected hotels will allow you to discover the
lesser-known face of this ancient and charming land and to visit the most enchanting
Sardinian places.
Sardinian
culinary tradition goes hand in hand with its natural variety: deeply tied to the past and based on genuine food and home-made products, it switches between the
flavours of roasted meats, typical of the internal land (cooked according to local variants), the delicious
fish recipes typical of the coasts, passing through the numerous
sweets and cookies made with almond paste, honey, sapa (Cooked Grape Must Syrup) and to the tasty and full bodied
local wines. At the end, a good cup of
coffee...
If you are a
gourmet, our selection of Hotel Gourmet will give you a hand in choosing the Hotel in
Sardinia that suit your vacation!