Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DON'T MISS
TOP FIVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
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Hiking
Head to the magnificent Parco Nazionale del Golfo di Orosei e del Gennargentu (
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Climbing
The Supramonte (
Click here
), Golfo di Orosei (
Click here
), Ogliastra (
Click here
) and
Domusnovas are rock-climbing wonderlands. For the lowdown on routes, pick up
Arrampicare a Cala
Gonone
(€18) by expert climber Corrado Conca in local bookshops, or visit
http://klimbingkorns.de/
climbing-in-sardinia-updates-2012
for details of guided climbing excursions. Maurizio Oviglia's
Pi-
etra di Luna
guide is an excellent introduction to climbing in Sardinia, covering 3600 single-pitch
sport routes.
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Cycling
Ogliastra offers highly scenic road cycling and jaw-dropping downhill routes on old mule
trails. At the Lemon House (
Click here
) Peter gives invaluable tips or visit
www.mountainbikeogliastra.it
(in Italian).
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Diving
Sardinia's gin-clear waters are a diver's dream. Check out the Med's largest underwater
grotto, Nereo Cave near Alghero, or the depths of the Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago di La Mad-
dalena (
Click here
)
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Windsurfing
Winds course through the Bonifacio Strait between Sardinia and Corsica, making
Porto Pollo a top venue. Chia (
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) is another favourite spot.
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Carbonia & Around
POP 28,676
You won't miss much if you bypass
Carbonia
, a drab town built by Mussolini to house
workers from the nearby Sirai-Serbariu coalfield. However, in the vicinity there are a
couple of sights worth a detour. The
Museo del Carbone
(
www.museodelcarbone.it
;
adult/reduced
€6/4; 10am-7pm daily summer, 10am-5pm Tue-Sun winter)
offers a chastening look into the life
of Carbonia's miners, with an interesting collection of machines, photos and equipment,
and guided tours into the claustrophobic mine shafts.
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Sant'Antioco & San Pietro
POP 18,230
