Arbatax Park Resort - Cottage ★★★★

Chic resorts with island wilderness

The coastline of Sardinia has undeniably grown in popularity over the years, thanks to its fine white sands and crystal turquoise waters. Like any other Mediterranean summer destination, chic hotels are popping up everywhere, and this hotel resort - with its 4-star spa and restaurant, chic, ultra-comfortable design and touches of Sardinian colour - fits the bill. Yet, there remains a sense of wildness to Sardinia you can’t find anywhere else, as this is a place where limestone cliffs eroded into gravity-defying forms, there are deep canyons strewn with huge boulders and where dense oak or pine forests all jostle for your attention. This is also an island where sheep outnumber people, mountain goats gaze imperiously as you pass by, and the hotel places you right in the midst of all this island nature.

Italian cuisine with a Sardinian twist

Yes, Sardinia is an Italian island, so delicious pizzas, pastas and bruschetta are plentiful, yet its multicultural past and particular geography lends it a cuisine all its own. You can just as easily find couscous as risotto, and dishes you thought you knew well take on another life, liberally spiced with saffron or heavy on salted meat or fish. The island even has its own famous cheese – casu marzu – considered too dangerous for European consumption, which sums up Sardinia well! At the resort, not only are Sardinia’s culinary delights served up at the excellent Sa Gana restaurant, but you can learn all about cheese-making and other cultural specialities at the hands of artisans.

At the Arbatax Park Resort – Cottage, Sardinia will never fail to surprise you.