Guide to Italy
Must See Italy
- Amalfi Coast
- Basilica di San Francesco
- Cappella degli Scrovegni
- Cenacolo Vinciano
- Colosseum
- Grand Canal
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- Mt Etna
- Pompeii
- San Gimignano
- Sardinia
- Sicily
- Siena
- The Uffizi
- Valley of the Temples
Places in Italy
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Sardinia has some fascinating medieval sections and beautiful beaches. There's also the magnificent and relatively unspoiled Costa Verde coastline, the beaches and grottoes around the tourist enclave of Alghero, and the trekking and traditional culture offered in Nuoro Province.
Sardinia has been colonised and invaded by the Greeks, Phoenicians, Romans, Pisans, Genoese and Spaniards. Through these ravages, the locals (known as the Sardi) have retained their identity and singularity, remaining strangely insular people.
The landscape is rugged and the remaining wildlife distinctive, from albino donkeys to griffon vultures. Cagliari, the capital, is surprisingly attractive and filled with delectable eateries and traditional craft shops.