Sardinia: How I learned to enjoy the beach!

Posted by James Lupori

Italy is famous for its food, its hospitality and its ancient architecture. Also, everyone pretty much knows about the large island of Sicily off the south western tip of the peninsula. Sardinia; however, remains one of those off-the-beaten-track spots in Italy that one hears about but never gets around to visiting. Well, I,m here to tell you that I now see why a lot of those old Spaghetti Westerns were filmed in Sardinia: it’s a beautiful land of mountains, cactus, dusty roads, rugged and proud shepherds, farms, vineyards and, yes, beaches. I mean the most beautiful beaches you’ll ever experience. Confession time: I’m not a beach person. I find it hard to sit on the beach. I do love to swim in the ocean, but I don’t have the patience to relax, read a book and soak in the sun……until Sardinia…… Virginia and I spent more time on the beach in Sardinia than in all our years on earth.  Frankly, the pictures barely tell the true story:

I have a lot more to say about Sardinia in later posts. As you can see, the beaches are incredibly beautiful, yet, there’s also a fascinating and rugged world in the interior of the island.

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4 Responses to “Sardinia: How I learned to enjoy the beach!”

  1. maria says:
    August 30th, 2008 at 12:52 am

    beautiful pix - what part of ths island are these beaches on ?

  2. Massimo Tambellini says:
    September 5th, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Siamo felici di avervi fatto conoscere la sardegna … noi la visitiamo da molti anni insieme ai nostri amici lombardi che hai avuto la fortuna di conoscere. Tutti gli anni la nostra curiosità ci porta a ricercare angoli da noi ancora inesplorati che non mancano di stupirci. Un grosso bacio.
    Tambellini Clan

  3. Chris Kirk says:
    September 7th, 2008 at 9:47 am

    I can’t believe that you went to the beach! I thought you hated beaches, is this true? I would spend all day here swimming in the water and gathering phone numbers.LOL! From looking at all of the pics that you have sent me and have posted I now definitely need to visit Italy!
    Ciao!

  4. Roberta e company says:
    September 8th, 2008 at 11:41 am

    Ciao, siete arrivati a destinazione Seattle?
    speriamo che abbiate fatto buon viaggio.
    I giorni che abbiamo passato insieme sono stati “molto interessanti” e ci auguriamo prossimamente di venirvi a trovare
    nel vostro paese.
    Un bacione ed un abbraccio,
    Roberta e family.

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