An author's program by Stella Latuta and Marina Sereda — emerald sea, granite villages, a yacht through the Maddalena archipelago, and a day in Bonifacio.
One of the most beautiful places on the planet, Sardinia astonishes with the rare interlacing of untouched nature, transparent emerald sea, ancient traditions and balsamic notes of myrtle in the air. A small-group signature program (15–18 guests) — six nights in a 4★ hotel in Palau with daily excursions, a yacht through the Maddalena archipelago, a ferry to Bonifacio in Corsica, and the real, inland Sardinia of granite, carpets and pit cheeses.
Meeting at Olbia airport at 13:00. On the way to Palau we stop at a charming family estate — local cheeses, salumi, organic vegetables and house wine, the best possible way to enter Sardinia. We continue along a coastal road of viewpoints (Porto Rotondo, Portisco, Cala di Volpe) and check in to our hotel overlooking the Maddalena archipelago.
Breakfast and a ferry to La Maddalena — what locals call 'Little Paris' — connected by a bridge to the tiny island of Caprera, where Garibaldi, the hero of two worlds, lived out his last years. We visit his house-museum and then wander the streets, cafés and shops of La Maddalena.
A two-hour drive to Alghero, where elderly residents still speak and write in Catalan and every second shop window glows with handmade coral jewellery. We walk the city walls, squares and lanes of this fortress-town, taste local sweets and meet a few of its coral artisans.
The day devoted to what people truly come to Sardinia for — the sea. We sail among the islands of the Maddalena: hidden coves, protected reserves with beaches no one has set foot on for years, granite cliffs glowing in the light. Our captain serves a light lunch with wine on board, and tells the stories of a real 'sea wolf'.
After breakfast we board the ferry to France. An hour of sea and cliffs and we are walking through Bonifacio, the town perched directly above the water. A guided walk, then free time for a French lunch. In the afternoon, the ferry brings us back to Italy.
Inland to the Sardinia that existed long before the coastal resorts — granite houses of Aggius, the breathtaking Valley of the Moon, the small museum that preserves the rituals, magic and weaving traditions of a Sardinian family. We stop at a cheesemaker for a tasting, then continue to the Genoese citadel of Castelsardo for its towers, narrow lanes and artisan workshops.
Breakfast, then we leave with luggage toward Olbia, stopping at the archaeological park of Arzachena — the heartland of the mysterious Shardana, the 'Sea Peoples' that still puzzle researchers. A short stop in the artists' village of Pantaleo for a final coffee. Arrival at Olbia airport by 15:00.
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Fixed small-group departures: 04.05–10.05, 10.06–16.06 and 19.09–25.09.2026. Private departures available on request.
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