Campervan Therapy

On our last morning walk in Fertilia, we discover Porto Conte Natural Park’s Arenosu area. There’s an 11.6 kilometres cycle and walking trail around three mountains, under the umbrella pines. A noticeboard gives us simple exercises to maintain flexibility. I immediately do as I’m told but Seán skedaddles off in horror. The ground beneath the…

Alghero on Sardinia’s north west coast is a favourite. A fortified town, its ramparts rise up from the sea. Its Catalan influence dates from the king of Aragon’s rule. A heady blend of Italy, Sardinia and Catalonia. A sunset of violets and pinks viewed from the ramparts not to be missed. The streets wind, the…

Nora Lagoon Nora’s Phoenician site lies east of Cagliari, on Sardinia’s south coast. Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans have come and gone here. We park in Nora’s camper stop, by sea and lagoon, hazy mountains in the distance. Archaeological Site We peep over the rope at the Roman mosaic floor, take in the columns by the…

There’s nothing better than reading a book set where you’re travelling. We love Grazia Deledda’s autobiography, Cosima. It paints a wonderful picture of growing up in Ogliastra’s inland town of Nuoro at the turn of the 20th Century. In it the life of shepherds and farmers, mountains, myths and women come alive. The first woman…

There’s nothing better than reading a book set where you’re travelling. We love Grazia Deledda’s autobiography, Cosima. It paints a wonderful picture of growing up in Ogliastra’s inland town of Nuoro at the turn of the 20th Century. In it the mountains, the people, the flora and the environment come vividly alive. The first woman…

Santa Lucia, an unassuming village on the east coast of Sardinia, is a feast for the senses. Again, it’s a place that we say we’ll stay a night and end up staying five. Sand and surf The beach stretches five kilometres north to Posada, the neighbouring town. Each morning we join the locals who exercise…