About the surroundings::
Alghero is on the north-west coast of Sardinia and is called the Coral Riviera. It has beautiful beaches and a rugged coast and is 10 mins from Alghero airport. The town is surrounded by a magnificent wild explosion of nature sites, the landscapes are surprisingly changing from the fascinating tranquillity of the Mediterranean thicket to the wild high cliffs of Capo Caccia; you can visit the impressive Neptune’s Cave, or horse-ride along the desert sand beach of Porto Ferro, or take a relaxing walk in the natural reserve of Arca di Noè, you can enjoy bird-watching or dive in the many caves hidden under the clear Sardinian sea. Although there Sardinia is, by area, the second largest island in Mediterranean: it measures 24.089sq Km. Sardinia lies in the middle of the Western Mediterranean, just 12 Km from Corsica, 120 Km from Toscany and 185 Km fro North Africa. It is surrounded by shallow seas with plenty of deserted white beaches and hidden coves, high fascinating rocks, and its coast
The sea and the nature::
Alghero is surrounded by a magnificent wild explosion of nature sites, the landscapes are surprisingly changing from the fascinating tranquillity of the Mediterranean thicket to the wild high cliffs of Capo Caccia; you can visit the impressive Neptune’s Cave, or horse-ride along the desert sand beach of Porto Ferro, or take a relaxing walk in the natural reserve of Arca di Noè, you can enjoy bird-watching or dive in the many caves hidden under the clear Sardinian sea.
You can sunbathe on a white sand beach in a desert cove and swim in the emerald green crystal clear Mediterranean sea.
In Alghero you can enjoy many sports activities such as: diving, beach-volley, sailing, fishing, surfing, windsurfing, water-skiing, cycling, hiking, climbing, mountain-biking, horse riding, go-kart, aerobics, mini-golf, tennis etc.
Sardinia's geography and history::
Sardinia is, by area, the second largest island in Mediterranean: it measures 24.089sq Km. Sardinia lies in the middle of the Western Mediterranean, just 12 Km from Corsica, 120 Km from Toscany and 185 Km fro North Africa.
It is surrounded by shallow seas with plenty of deserted white beaches and hidden coves, high fascinating rocks, and its coastline stretches 1,849 Km in total. About 1,600,000 people live there. The inland is mostly covered by mountains 400m.a.s on average, but also 1,834m.a.s such as Punta la Marmora in the mountain-chain of Gennargentu.
The first men came to Sardinia already before 200,000b.c. The island is like an open air museum, with archaeological-sites from the early Neolithic age, The Bronze age, 1500b.c., named Nuragic age, with more than 7,000 towers, villages and Royal-palaces. Carthage ruins, 1000b.c. and the Phoenician colonies, the Romans villages, bridges and baths, 238b.c.-500a.c. Romanesque Churches and castle-ruins from the Middle age. Spanish
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How to get there: You can reach Alghero whith Ryanair lawcost plane, from London, Barcelona, Frankfurt-Hahn, Pisa and Bologna. The airport is 10 minutes from the town. Alghero-Fertilia: Sunway has flights ones a week from Dublin. Easyet is going to Olbia airport, 2 hours from Alghero. There is a railway-station. To reach Alghero by car, follow indications from the SS131 motorway and turn-off at 35 Km.
Other Activities:
snorkeling, climbing, bird watching
