Resort Activities

Visiting the inland you will feel the fascination of the ancient civilizations that made Sardinia a unique country. Whether you stroll through the narrow roads in the small villages or dive into the deep blue sea or go around visiting the historical sites, Sardinia 's fascination will enchant you.

Sassari
Sassari is the second-largest city in Sardinia in terms of dimensions and the number of inhabitants (circa 120.000) and it is the main city of the province. The historical centre is characterized by cobblestone streets, arches, underpasses and small piazzas which are dominated by splendid old buildings. The old part of the town was protected by the surrounding wall, started in the 13th century by the Pisans, continued by the Genoese and modified by the Aragonese.

The Sardinian Horse Ride
It is 100 years old but it doesn't look that age. The traditional Sardinian horse-ride has been taking place on the last day but one in May for over one century making Sassari livelier with colours, sounds and dances. The first official Sardinian horse-ride was celebrated on 20 April 1899 to pay homage to Umberto I and Margherita di Savoia who went to Sassari to inaugurate the monument to Vittorio Emanuele II in Italia Square.

Alghero
For over 60 years thousands of tourists from all over the world have walked through the ancient squares and characteristic cobblestone streets of the historic centre of Alghero. The Catalan city is a veritable historic and environmental freak in North Sardinia . Founded by the Genoese in the 11th century, Alghero became a Catalan colony in 1354. Its inhabitants speak a Catalan dialects to this day and the streets of the historic centre are indicated with names in Italian and Catalan. The Aragonese-Spanish domination lasted until 1720.

Historical town Castelsardo
The history of the small medieval town of Castelsardo has origins that are distant in time. The territory in which it is situated is rich in Nuraghe and Domus de Janas, amongst which that in a rock in the form of an elephant. Castelsardo, with its 5000 inhabitants, is situated on a large rock outcrop in the sea in the Gulf of Asinara.

Porto Torres
Porto Torres is located on a limestone headland in the centre of the Gulf of Asinara . It was founded by the Carthaginians and during the Roman period it was one of the most important commercial towns of the Mediterranean : an importance it maintains today with the industrial and civil port that has recently been renovated and widened. To testify to the glorious past of Turris Libyssonis, as it was called by the Romans, we have the remains of the Palazzo di Re Barbaro, a Roman bridge characterised by seven unequal arches and numerous baths including that of Diocletian.

Asinara National Park
Slowly the beautiful wild island of Asinara regained her freedom. For over a century only the convicts and guards of the prison had access to the island. Very few other people saw the island during this period, apart from workmen or technicians called in for repairs in the prison and closely escorted by the guards. These "fortunate few" on their return fascinated relatives and friends with their surreal accounts of the prison island. They spoke of wild horses galloping along the beaches, of white donkeys timidly observing these rare visitors as they passed, of mouflons, hares and wild boar which suddenly appeared in the road.

Capo Caccia and Isola Piana
As you go along the coast towards Alghero, the imposing rocky peninsula of Capo Caccia appears, projecting out over the sea like the bows of a ship. The cliffs which descend steeply to the blue sea , the islands of Piana and Foradada, so called because a tunnel on the sea surface goes through it, and the wide bay of Porto Conte as far as Capo Galera, are part of a protected marine reserve, one of the richest in Sardinia.

Water sports
Those who are fond of sport will be only too happy to discover the large variety of our sports facilities. Tennis and five-a-side football courts, semi-olympic seawater swimming-pool, water gym, beach volley, stretching, canoeing, windsurf, sailing, swimming courses. How about a dive? At Asinara Diving Center, located by the beach, you will find the best opportunity to rent snorkelling and diving equipment, as well as to attend diving courses.