2 Best Sights in Sardinia, Italy

Sea and nature are the big draws of Sardinia’s Costa Verde, where you’ll find such wild and unpopulated beaches as Piscinas, at the southern end of the coast and reached via a rough mountain road that passes deserted mines and herds of goats. Amenities: none. Best for: sunsets; solitude; swimming; walking. 

At the northern end of the Costa Verde, Torre dei Corsari is a long and wide stretch of quartz sand, easily accessible and with plenty of facilities including bars, restaurants, and sun beds to rent. Amenities: food and drink; parking (fee in summer); toilets. Best for: sunsets; families; swimming.