Sardinia's top 10 beaches: white sands and turquoise waters

Even in a country where gorgeous beaches are two a penny, the Italians admit that those in Sardinia are particularly bellissima. 

by Kerry Christiani

The island regularly tops polls of the world’s best beaches, with spiagge ranging from the rugged, cliff-backed coves of the east to the dune-flanked strands of the west. Sardinia’s snow-white beaches and bluer-than-blue seas are often likened to the Caribbean – but why, quite frankly, would you want to imagine yourself anywhere else?

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Sardinia travel guide

This is an island where coastal drives thrill, prehistory puzzles, and sheep (four million of them) rule the roads. Sardinia captivates with its wild interior, dazzling beaches and endearing eccentricities.

Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Cagliari & the Sarrabus, Iglesias & the Southwest, Oristano & the West, Alghero & the Northwest, Olbia, the Costa Smeralda & the Gallura, Nuoro & the East, Understand and Survival chapters

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