Sardinia
 

For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
like it has some really beautiful spots...

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Re: Sardinia
 

On Apr 22, 2:04 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
> now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
> thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
> anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
> like it has some really beautiful spots...

We were there at the end of July/beginning of August last summer, and
while it was busy, it was by no means unpleasant. We stayed in the
north-east near Arzachena (sp???) and there were lots of great places
to go to the beach, or inland. We'd be going again this year, except
for an arrangement problem.

HTH

B;

Re: Sardinia
 

<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Apr 22, 2:04 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> (*)) wrote:
> > For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
> > now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
> > thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> > August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
> > anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
> > like it has some really beautiful spots...
>
> We were there at the end of July/beginning of August last summer, and
> while it was busy, it was by no means unpleasant. We stayed in the
> north-east near Arzachena (sp???) and there were lots of great places
> to go to the beach, or inland. We'd be going again this year, except
> for an arrangement problem.
>
> HTH

Very helpful, indeed! Early days yet, but maybe thinking about staying
3-4 days in two different places, one probably not too far from the
airport at Alghero.

Thanks for the pics as well- very nice!

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Re: Sardinia
 

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
> now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
> thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
> anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
> like it has some really beautiful spots...
>
Yes we're going back to Sardinia again this year for about the 10th
time. Most people equate Sardinia with the super rich enclaves around
the Costa Smeralda, but the island has a huge amount to offer at
reasonable prices away from that corner. We are going in July before the
big Italian vacation period to our favorite campsite up in the
northwestern corner not far from Santa Teresa. The last week of August
you should be ok as the crowds start disappearing by then. The Italians
are mostly on vacation from the last week of July till after mid-August,
however the island is so big you never get the sensation of it being
crowded. Offseason the island is deserted.
Apart from fabulous beaches, be prepared for unforgetable local
produce like cheese, hams, wines, sweetmeats and special kinds of
ravioli. If you're looking for somewhere to stay, I'd recommend trying
for an agriturismo, or a lot of camping sites have caravans permanently
built up. Much more fun than a hotel.

T.

Re: Sardinia
 

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel
messaggio news:1hwz2pa.1jpw6yc14q0kgkN%[email protected]...
> For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
> now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
> thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
> anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
> like it has some really beautiful spots...
>
> --
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> David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
> (don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

tha month of auggust is peak time in Italy
you will have the worst prices and the most crowded times

Re: Sardinia
 

Tom Peel <[email protected]> wrote:

> David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:
> > For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
> > now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
> > thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> > August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
> > anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
> > like it has some really beautiful spots...
> >
> Yes we're going back to Sardinia again this year for about the 10th
> time. Most people equate Sardinia with the super rich enclaves around
> the Costa Smeralda, but the island has a huge amount to offer at
> reasonable prices away from that corner. We are going in July before the
> big Italian vacation period to our favorite campsite up in the
> northwestern corner not far from Santa Teresa. The last week of August
> you should be ok as the crowds start disappearing by then. The Italians
> are mostly on vacation from the last week of July till after mid-August,
> however the island is so big you never get the sensation of it being
> crowded. Offseason the island is deserted.
> Apart from fabulous beaches, be prepared for unforgetable local
> produce like cheese, hams, wines, sweetmeats and special kinds of
> ravioli. If you're looking for somewhere to stay, I'd recommend trying
> for an agriturismo, or a lot of camping sites have caravans permanently
> built up. Much more fun than a hotel.

Thanks for the various suggestions and thoughts. I do get the impression
that it's quite easy to escape the crowds there, but to a point I'm not
bothered by crowds, within reason. As the flight I'm looking at gets in
quite late, I think it's inevitable we'll start by staying near Alghero.

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Re: Sardinia
 

Make credence recognised that on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:04:26 +0100,
[email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) has scripted:

>For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
>now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
>thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
>August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
>anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
>like it has some really beautiful spots...

I suspect you might have plonked me, but let me say that it will be
crowded, and expensive. You sure will be able to have fun, but
remember that pretty much the whole of Italy takes August off, and
Sardinia is a really popular place to head. At the end of August it
will still be right in the middle of ultra high season.
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Re: Sardinia
 

tile <[email protected]> wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <[email protected]> ha scritto nel
> messaggio news:1hwz2pa.1jpw6yc14q0kgkN%[email protected]...
> > For various reasons (not least that I have to make it a shorter trip
> > now), our Baltics/Russia plans for August will be postponed. I'm
> > thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> > August. How crowded would it be there then? I'd love some feedback if
> > anyone's been there at that time (or otherwise in peak season.) Looks
> > like it has some really beautiful spots...
[]
> tha month of auggust is peak time in Italy
> you will have the worst prices and the most crowded times

Thanks for the response Tile, but I know all of that (i.e. August is the
peak, the most crowded, and the most expensive) hence why I was
interested to get some experiences from people there then. I've
travelled to some places at peak season, and it's been fine (Istrian
coast recently, for example.) The airfare is cheap- I can certainly put
up with some higher prices- I'll vacillate another few hours or so, but
then I'm going to book the air tickets! :)

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Re: Sardinia
 

On Apr 22, 2:04 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> I'm
> thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> August. How crowded would it be there then?

If you mean from the 25th on, it should be less crowded, as Ferragosto
peak period this year is from August 11th until the 27th or so.

We're also thinking about Sardinia for this summer vacation (we've
been there before), but we're not sure yet, have many other
destinations in mind. :/

Re: Sardinia
 

T. <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Apr 22, 2:04 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> (*)) wrote:
> > I'm
> > thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> > August. How crowded would it be there then?
>
> If you mean from the 25th on, it should be less crowded, as Ferragosto
> peak period this year is from August 11th until the 27th or so.

I noticed this from the hotel prices- we'd arrive mid-peak on August 21,
leaving the 28th.

>
> We're also thinking about Sardinia for this summer vacation (we've
> been there before), but we're not sure yet, have many other
> destinations in mind. :/

I just sent an email to Jeremy with the following. I haven't booked the
flights yet (I would have yesterday but work got in the way), and it's
almost certain something else is going to come up now which makes a
holiday then not possible. If so, then I'm looking to November and
Morroco, which may or may not be out of bounds here! :) If so, I
apologise to the good people of RTE who, as always, came through
speedily with much useful information. We're off to Portugal in a week,
then off to near John O' Groats (with the most wonderful of hosts) early
August. Otherwise, that's it for major leisure travel in the near
future, alas!

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Re: Sardinia
 

On Apr 23, 6:25 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:

> If so, then I'm looking to November and
> Morroco, which may or may not be out of bounds here! :)

I absolutely recommend Oman !!

B;

Re: Sardinia
 

"T." <[email protected]> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:[email protected] ups.com...
> On Apr 22, 2:04 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> (*)) wrote:
>> I'm
>> thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
>> August. How crowded would it be there then?
>
> If you mean from the 25th on, it should be less crowded, as Ferragosto
> peak period this year is from August 11th until the 27th or so.
>
> We're also thinking about Sardinia for this summer vacation (we've
> been there before), but we're not sure yet, have many other
> destinations in mind. :/
>

the peak times in Italy in August are august 2 outbound aug 26 or 27 inbound
try to find any place for any destination at this time. and you will see.
what kind of prices you get
I booked for Vietnam. In Italy they were asking for 1400 eur.. In germany
I paid 920..
you see the difference of peak times.
Of course. most people will have 3 weeks vacations. that is till aug. 26..
but some people will have 4 weeks.. and that ,akes the first week in
September.
school do not start until sept. 15 normally..
and Sardinia is very popular and famous for its untouched nature.
this year they put an additional tax on people who have apartments near the
sea in Sardinia and do not live in Sardinia...

why don't you try Calabria ?? you have the possibility of having two seas
at about 40 to 50 kms from each other.
mountains and parks.. and then sea.

Tropea is one of the most popular destination in Calabria.

Re: Sardinia
 

"tile" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

<< Tropea is one of the most popular destination in Calabria. >>

But that is probably only because they are going for the onions (Cipolla
Rosa di Tropea) :-)
They have an outstanding taste.

Re: Sardinia
 

[email protected] schrieb:
> On Apr 23, 6:25 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> (*)) wrote:
>
>> If so, then I'm looking to November and
>> Morroco, which may or may not be out of bounds here! :)
>
> I absolutely recommend Oman !!
>
> B;
>
>
Great for diving, I hear.

T.

Re: Sardinia
 

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) <[email protected]> wrote:

> T. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Apr 22, 2:04 pm, [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> > (*)) wrote:
> > > I'm
> > > thinking of a week in, er, Sardinia instead- a week near the end of
> > > August. How crowded would it be there then?
> >
> > If you mean from the 25th on, it should be less crowded, as Ferragosto
> > peak period this year is from August 11th until the 27th or so.
>
> I noticed this from the hotel prices- we'd arrive mid-peak on August 21,
> leaving the 28th.
>
> >
> > We're also thinking about Sardinia for this summer vacation (we've
> > been there before), but we're not sure yet, have many other
> > destinations in mind. :/
>
> I just sent an email to Jeremy with the following. I haven't booked the
> flights yet (I would have yesterday but work got in the way), and it's
> almost certain something else is going to come up now which makes a
> holiday then not possible.

Ha-ha, just moved some dates around, and it's all fine now. Tickets
booked, we'll be there August 23-30. Yay! :)

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