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Sardinia Attractions

Located off the western coast of Italy, Sardinia is an island with a long history. With an area of 24090 km˛ it is the second largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily. Presently it is one of the autonomous regions of Italy. Use car hire Sardinia service to have nice journey.

Sardinia has three airports of its own. The largest is Cagliari-Elmas and next comes Olbia-Costa. The smallest of the airports is Alghero-Fertilia. Official name of the largest airport in Sardinia is L’Aeroporto di Cagliari Elmas. It is just 6 km away from the city center. There is a taxi service in the airport. The shuttle service of bus is available to the city center every hour. Many major car hire and rent a car companies operate from the airport.

The official name for the second largest airport in Sardinia is Aeroporto di Olbia Costa Smeralda which is only 3 km from the city center. Here too shuttle service of bus and taxis are available. Several major car rental companies are represented in this airport.

There are a few places of visit in Sardinia.

The nuraghi: These are mysterious structures seen only in Sardinia. They are believed to be the fortified houses of prehistoric people. More than 700 of them are still left.One of the biggest is Nuraghi Su Nuraxi.

Nora: The archeological site from where Roman and Carthaginian remains were found. Most of them have gone under the Mediterranean but some of them are being unearthed.

Cagliary: From the days of the Roman Empire Cagliari was the capital of Sardinia. Scores of small lanes are radiating from the old port. There are some monumental structures from the Roman era are left. Among them a cathedral, an amphitheatre and an archeological museum are the important ones.

The Barbagia: This mountainous region with forest cover was used for centuries by the Sardinians to protect themselves from the foreign invasions. There are some isolated villages still left.

Sardinia has a typical Mediterranean climate. It has son through out the year. The temperature goes lower than 0°C only rarely. It has rocky beaches and the centre of the island is mountainous.

Sardinia’s food also has the mark of its invaders. The Sardinian food has the influence of Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Spanish, Byzantine and Italians. The Sardinian cuisine includes wild boar, lamb and kid, suckling pig cooked with flames with delicate cocking methods. Sea food too is there.

Sardinia is becoming a vine producer as the coastal areas are suitable for vineyards. The thinly populated coastal areas could be developed to vine producing areas.