Carnival (or Carneval) is one of the biggest festivals on the island of Sardinia. Traditionally starting on 17th January, it lasts until Ash Wednesday with the most important celebrations on Carnival Thursday and Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras).
31 December 2009
Sardinian Places has seen a leap in bookings to Sardinia this year, bookings were up by a massive 67% in summer 2009 compared with the previous year.
17 December 2009
easyJet flights to Sardinia are now on sale for the whole of the summer season.
05 November 2009
Bmibaby has announced a new service to Alghero, Sardinia from East Midlands Airport. The flight commences on 29th May 2010 and will operate on Saturdays until 25th September 2010. Flights are now on sale with prices starting from £39.99 one way including taxes and charges.
10 September 2009
The Presidential Suite at the Hotel Cala di Volpe on the Costa Smeralda has just been named by Wealth Bulletin as the third most expensive hotel suite in the world, costing $34,000 a night.
27 August 2009
Sardinia continues to attract the rich and famous to its stunning beaches and glamorous resorts; in the last couple of weeks football couples Jamie and Louise Redknapp, and Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy have been enjoying a holiday in Sardinia.
02 July 2009
Specialist tour operator Sardinian Places has added another villa with private pool to its collection, giving holidaymakers even greater choice on the Italian island. Villa Haggea is a comfortable three bedroom villa in a sought-after hillside location near Capriccioli on the Costa Smeralda.
18 June 2009
The pound has increased in strength against the euro in the past couple of weeks and is now higher than at any point this year, meaning your money will go further when on holiday in Sardinia.
11 June 2009
Sardinia has already proved popular with celebrities before the main summer season has begun and as you can see from the pictures, May and June are great times to travel to the Italian island.
10 June 2009
The lucky winner of Sardinian Places’ annual prize draw is Mr Stanowski of East London. Mr Stanowski wins a short break for two to Paris after being selected from hundreds of holiday questionnaires returned by holidaymakers after their stay in Sardinia.
04 June 2009
The S’Ardia is an exhilarating horserace that takes place each year in the village of Sedilo in the Oristano province in Sardinia. Each year around 100 riders take part in this fast and frenzied race through the dusty streets to remember the battle of Milvio which took place between Constantine and the pagan Maxentius.
20 May 2009
The G8 Summit due to be held on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena in July is to be moved to L’Aquila, the Italian city hit by an earthquake on 6th April.
29 April 2009
Each year Sardinia hosts hundreds of festivals across the island which are both vital to its unique culture and spectacular events for visitors to witness. The Cavalcata Sarda in Sassari is one of the most important festivals...
23 April 2009
Olbia Airport, Sardinia will close for four days during the G8 Summit which is being held on the island in July.
02 April 2009
Sardinia’s new governor Ugo Cappellacci is to scap so called “luxury taxes” which were introduced in 2006 and apply to all yachts over 14 metres mooring on the island and all private aircraft touching down on Sardinia.
26 March 2009
Last week the Mediterranean island of Sardinia hosted the 27th Giro di Sardegna (Tour of Sardinia) a cycling event held over five stages.
04 March 2009
The island of La Maddalena, situated between Sardinia and Corsica, is to host the 35th G8 Summit this summer from 8th to 10th July.
26 February 2009
Sant’Efisio is one of the most important festivals on the island of Sardinia and is a truly remarkable sight to behold.
19 February 2009
Italy's PdL party wins regional elections on Sardinia. The country’s centre-left opposition leader, Walter Velroni, has resigned.
18 February 2009
Former 007 star Roger Moore remembers learning to jet-ski in Sardinia as one of his favourite moments in the role of James Bond.
28 January 2009
Carnival (or Carneval) is celebrated all over Sardinia and is one of the biggest events of the year.
22 January 2009
Ryanair has announced a new service from Bristol to Cagliari in Sardinia
14 January 2009
