Hotels to remember: Sardinia

The sea, the mountains, the cities, the people, the language and the traditions of an island characterized by the explosive beauty of its natural environment.

Halfway between the coasts of mainland Italy and those of North Africa, Sardinia’s sun-baked beaches are some of the most beautiful in the world. Sardinia offers sun and sea – but also a wealth of history. Throughout the centuries this island has been conquered, plundered, colonised. First came the Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, then the Pisans, Genovese, Catalans, followed by Arabs, Spaniards and Italians. Whilst each group of invaders left their mark in impressive works of architecture, nothing can compare with the curious stone constructions built by Sardinia’s native nuraghic civilisation, the remains of some 7000 of which litter the hinterland and fill the museums of Cagliari and Sassari.