I've used this forum many times to help plan trips, so I thought it might be helpful to others if I gave my thoughts on our experience.
We will remember it most for the most beautiful beaches of any trip so far we have done, on many parts of the island, but mostly in the west. The stunning scenery getting from one stop to another (roads are mostly good but signs are poor to misleading). The people are amongst the most friendly and warm we have encountered.
We thoroughly recommend it as a destination, if the above ticks your boxes. We have taken a month to tour the circumference of the island, starting in olbia on May 7. We haven't stayed in the interior but have seen quite a bit of it whilst on our travels.
A few things to bear in mind.... We were plagued by strong winds for the first week or so and it wasn't that warm in the evenings. Warming up nicely now. Many of the villages and towns are very sleepy indeed in the early season. We haven't found many of the villages and towns all that attractive apart from a few such as alghero, bosa, Santa teresa di gallura. That said we haven'tseen them all.......
Early season there was no problem finding space in campsites and wild camping seems accepted so long as you don't get chairs tables awnings out.
We booked ferries a few days before we planned to cross without problems and printed off tickets in the campsite. Probably be fine without a print out but having not done it can't be certain.
Fav stops for us were... Buggeru sosta, camping tonnera, camping isuledda, camping dune, wild camping at porto pozzi with fish restaurant. We used a scooter to explore the areas we stopped at. Pushbikes could find some of the areas challenging. Hope that helps. Happy to answer questions about stops etc.
Rose
We will remember it most for the most beautiful beaches of any trip so far we have done, on many parts of the island, but mostly in the west. The stunning scenery getting from one stop to another (roads are mostly good but signs are poor to misleading). The people are amongst the most friendly and warm we have encountered.
We thoroughly recommend it as a destination, if the above ticks your boxes. We have taken a month to tour the circumference of the island, starting in olbia on May 7. We haven't stayed in the interior but have seen quite a bit of it whilst on our travels.
A few things to bear in mind.... We were plagued by strong winds for the first week or so and it wasn't that warm in the evenings. Warming up nicely now. Many of the villages and towns are very sleepy indeed in the early season. We haven't found many of the villages and towns all that attractive apart from a few such as alghero, bosa, Santa teresa di gallura. That said we haven'tseen them all.......
Early season there was no problem finding space in campsites and wild camping seems accepted so long as you don't get chairs tables awnings out.
We booked ferries a few days before we planned to cross without problems and printed off tickets in the campsite. Probably be fine without a print out but having not done it can't be certain.
Fav stops for us were... Buggeru sosta, camping tonnera, camping isuledda, camping dune, wild camping at porto pozzi with fish restaurant. We used a scooter to explore the areas we stopped at. Pushbikes could find some of the areas challenging. Hope that helps. Happy to answer questions about stops etc.
Rose
just waiting for the ferry to Corsica. It is a very small port here at Santa teresa. All the info told us to turn up at least 90 minutes prior to sailing. We did, only to be turned back and told to come back in 30 minutes as there was another scheduled sailing going out at 9am. there was no room for the vehicles from the 10am sailing. Ha ha