Introducing Sardinia

“It was the sea I first fell in love with. I had never seen such beautiful clean waters with such a variety of colours, so many different shades of blue and green shimmering like precious stones.”

Francesca Benedetti-Lodge
Managing Director
 

Only 180 km from Africa, Sardinia is home to some of the most ancient remnants of human history. The Mediterranean island where a civilisation lost in prehistoric time left hidden traces of the beginning of man.

Traces that are still as powerful today as the beauty of Sardinia's golden coast and the wildness of the undiscovered interior. True to its Latin meaning, “the barbarian region,” this area is still mostly uninhabited, but the shepherd tradition continues as it has for thousands of years.

Past and present clash and merge like the contrasts of the sun, the cool moon and the salt. From the first time you encounter the island, night or day, a magnetic glow seems to illuminate Sardinia. Sandy beaches with traces of Quartz reflect the sparkle of the light and your skin's humidity will taste of salt and life. The vastness of the beach echoes the beating of the waves against the sand like a hypnotic sound.

Across the island lie the dark slopes of the Gannargentu which are covered with snow all year long, even on the hottest summer day. Religious tradition runs deep here and the inhabitants mark the ancient festivals with sombre processions. Vast uninhabited sand dunes, overlook grey granite islets modelled by wind and time.

For many years Sardinia was considered a harsh and inhospitable country – a place to exile the unwanted. Today things have changed. This enchanting island where the incredibly clear light turquoise sea gently laps the sand and the shores, will be a welcoming refuge from the loudness and chaos of every day life. Like a magic place, it will wake up our sleeping senses and give us regenerating energy.

Sardinia, harsh and pure, will touch anyone's spirit leaving them with one message, one impression:

Come back!