Italy
Sardinia
Caribbean-clear water in the Med.
The Costa Smeralda's granite coves and turquoise sea, the Mediterranean at its clearest.
Sardinia's Costa Smeralda rivals the Caribbean for water clarity, granite headlands, white-sand coves, and a sea that runs through every shade of green and blue. Porto Cervo is the yacht-set harbour; the La Maddalena archipelago, a short boat north, is a national park of pink sand and translucent shallows. The old town of Olbia handles the rest.
What you’ll do
·Costa Smeralda beaches
·La Maddalena boat trip
·Porto Cervo harbour
·Old town of Olbia
Why it’s special
Costa Smeralda
Emerald water, granite coves and the Porto Cervo harbour set.
La Maddalena
A national-park archipelago of pink sand and glass-clear shallows.
Granite coves
Hidden white-sand bays between sculpted pink-grey rock.
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