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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Sardinia

Mediterranean's second-largest island: 7,000 Bronze-Age nuraghi, Blue-Zone longevity, and the Costa Smeralda.

40.120° N9.010° E
site access marine
Cagliari Elmas (CAG)
Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Costa Smeralda
La Maddalena Archipelago
Formation
Ancient Hercynian granite and schist massif; Gennargentu mountains, Campidano plain, limestone caves
Population
1.6M
Water
Mediterranean Sea
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Sardinia.

Fly to Cagliari (CAG), Olbia (OLB) or Alghero (AHO); overnight ferries from Genoa, Livorno, Civitavecchia, Naples, Palermo, Barcelona and Marseille.

  1. 01
    Cagliari Elmas (CAG)

    Nearest recorded air access

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  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Tirrenia, Moby Lines, Grimaldi Lines, GNV and Corsica/Sardinia Ferries from mainland Italy, France and Spain.

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  3. 03
    Entry check

    Schengen rules (Italy).

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What the chart cannot hold

What becomes visible when you follow nuraghi (su nuraxi unesco) beyond the familiar map?

Autonomous Italian island region west of the mainland. Home of the enigmatic Nuragic civilization (c. 1800–238 BC), whose stone towers dot the island; the village complex of Su Nuraxi di Barumini is UNESCO-listed. A famed Blue Zone of exceptional longevity.

Nuragic civilization; Phoenician then Carthaginian outposts; Roman province from 238 BC; Vandal and Byzantine rule; four Judicates; Aragonese/Spanish rule 1324–1720; Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia; Italy 1861; autonomous region 1948.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
40.12° N · 9.01° E
Sovereignty
Italy · autonomous region
Nearest mainland
~200 km west of mainland Italy (Corsica 12 km north across the Strait of Bonifacio)
Best recorded window
May–June and September (warm sea, fewer crowds).
Permits / entry
Schengen rules (Italy).
Languages
Italian, Sardinian

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