Sardinia Paradise In The Med

T he majestic island of            been completely untouched by the   Sardinia is located off the     course of time. In the northeast   west coast of Italy just        of the island lies the famous      below the island of Corsica. The      Costa Smerelda (the emerald        second largest island in the          coast) playground of the rich and  Mediterranean it runs                 famous. The island is also         approximately 250 kilometres from     peppered with a vast array of      north to south and 110 kilometres     archaeological remains including   from east to west. Italian is the     the Nuraghes, (a stone tepee like  main language of this vastly          structure) which are among some    diverse island although various       of the oldest constructions known  regions of the island have            to man.                            traditional languages of their                                           own from Catalan in the region of     The cuisine of Sardinia is just    Alghero through to Campidanese in     as varied as it's terrain with an  the south.                            as expected abundance of seafood                                         dishes to be found in coastal      The landscape of this stunning        regions including what is said to  island is incredibly varied, from     be some of the finest lobster in   white sandy beaches on the coast      the world. All this having been    to the mountainous terrain in the     said though the traditional        central parts of the island. From     delicacies of Sardinia are to be   cities like Cagliari in the south     found in land where your taste     to old coastal towns like Alghero     buds will be tantalised with wood  in the north you will find a          roast suckling pig, wild boar and  varied array of architecture and      traditional Sardinian sausage.     culture. In the region of Nuoro,                                         at the heart of Sardinia, you         Famous the world over the beaches  will find villages and towns 800      of Sardinia are truly something    metres above sea level that have      that must be seen to be believed.  Crystal clear waters and white        so as not to interfere with the    sand that runs for miles,             ambient of the terrain. All of     Sardinia truly is a touch of          this means that what already       paradise in the Mediterranean.        exists in Sardinia can be used to  Sardinia has always traditionally     its full potential without the     been a place of holiday for           tranquillity of the island being   Italians and a very well kept         ruined.                            secret due to its lack of                                                connectivity to the rest of           Property in Sardinia is still      Europe. Ryanair has changed this.     fairly cheap compared to prices    Now with flights daily from           around Europe but they are on the  London (two flights a day in the      rise. Coastal regions are among    summer months) to Alghero and         the more expensive regions to buy  connections to Barcelona and          but have the added benefit of      Frankfurt, Sardinia has opened        being a fairly certain rental      its doors to the rest of Europe.      investment. Inland there are many  With a very short winter and long     fantastic bargains to be found     summer the potential for tourism      immersed in the tranquillity of    throughout the year is immense.       the Sardinian countryside with     There are though strict laws in       the added knowledge that you are   place within Sardinia to preserve     never that far away from the       the landscape and not allow the       coast. Whether you are looking     island to be over developed. For      for a new home or merely the       instance construction of new          holiday of a life time, Sardinia   property on the coast line has        has it all. Go scuba diving        been restricted to not allow any      amongst the coral in Alghero,      building within three kilometres      sailing in Porto Conte or even     of the sea and there are also         rock climbing in Barbagia here     many other stringent regulations      you will find a little piece of    as to the height of constructions     paradise for everyone.             About the Author: Kirk Friis was born in London and moved to Sardinia in 2003 where he now lives with his wife and son. For more resources please see http://www.sardinianconnections.com Source: www.isnare.com