Those infused with a desire to enjoy a Sardinia that is both beautiful and tastes great can follow this five-step plan, all based on our highly enjoyable - and repeated - direct experience. Starting from our base in San Pantaleo, a stone's throw from the Costa Smeralda, we will bring you right into the heart of the island, before returning through the mountains of northern Gallura...

Barely visible from the sea, the small carefully camouflaged fortifications on the La Maddalena Archipelago seem to melt into the surrounding granite, the self-same rock used to build them between 1800 and the early 1900s. Many are authentic architectural masterpieces, hewn to sculptural effect from the rock and perfectly at one with the tortured landscape of the islands...

Chef Roberto Okabe is back to Costa and gives lessons in uramaki, sashimi, gazpacho, tuna and burrata millefeuille, scalded scallop with crispy kataifi pasta and yuzu sauce.... 

The Church of San Lorenzo in Portorotondo is one of the most memorable examples of modern religious architecture. This tiny gem is the work of three great artists: Andrea Cascella, Mario Ceroli and Gianfranco Fini. The magnificent cross outside the church is made of two granite slabs intersecting on a circular base, sculpted by the ever skilful local masons. The interior welcomes believers and non-believers alike...

Before photography became the medium of choice for advertisers, illustrators had the job of bringing alive the wonders of the world, the seductive adventure of travel, the glamour of holiday destinations. Posters and advertisements that began life with no real artistic ambition, do, however, when seen through modern eyes, have a stylistic and cultural value that elevates them to that level. ELYTSEFIL

Stunning vistas, plateaus, gorges, forests, caves, waterfalls, emerald seas, hiking, adventure, tradition, hand-weaving, thousand-year-old trees, sweet treats, ricotta, còrdula, prosciutto, hospitality, authenticity, herbal medicines, dragonflies, mouflons, trout, eagles, horse-riding, motor-biking, climbing: Ogliastra offers all this and much more.

For thousands of years the lost continent of Atlantis has fascinated philosophers and mystics, and for centuries archaeologists, historians and scientists have debated the subject of the wondrous island swallowed whole by the sea in one almighty natural disaster...

The easy-going attitude with which a true Portorotundite faces life, it’s pleasures and adversities, even those adversities that are more or less obviously inherent in every pleasure (don’t you agree?) are handled with a healthy but considered dose of lightheartedness. Considered, but carefree. 

Summer preview: the perfect chance to find new beaches and enchanting paths through spectacular Sardinian blooms. Download CoastApp to your smartphone for free to select and navigate to all of the beaches on the Costa Smeralda.

Up to 80% of marine refuse is plastic and more than 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into the sea each year. The Mediterranean Sea is one of the hardest hit due to human pressure and its densely populated coasts. This planetary emergency affects us first hand...

"I need to know the history of any food. I need to know where it comes from. I have to be able to imagine the hands that cultivated, worked and cooked what I eat." Holidays in Sardinia are not just about loungers and sun creams, there is an excellent opportunity to be seized: 

We are striving to become good digital editors, to paint our two muses – holidays and Sardinia, as well as the unforgettable opportunities they offer together – in the right way for each platform that you find them on.

This man - who amongst the Sardinian hills not far from the sea plants, cultivates, gathers and dries aromatic essences - makes me think: I want to live like that. I enrich the land I cultivate, there is nothing in my work that sullies or diminishes the world, I sell every part, down to the last leaves and I do not expand my business beyond the limits of my capabilities: I do business but at a logical size...

It is not a legend but a true story. In 1836 Prince Carlo Alberto of Savoy met with Giuseppe Bertoleoni, an ex smuggler: shepherd, sailor and a man full of charisma, Giuseppe had awarded himself the title of King.

Some can be reached by land, along half-hidden paths leading through the scents of the Mediterranean scrub. Others are scattered around islands and islets and even in summer are havens of total silence...

Intrigues and relationships born on the French Riviera, the Aga Khan, the Guinness. Having fun and doing well in life. Possibly with class, generosity and foresight...