Sardinia Leisure

With a beautiful coastline featuring crystal clear waters rising to lofty mountains in the centre of the island, Sardinia offers an endless opportunity to enjoy all kinds of outdoor leisure activities including water sports, hiking and trekking.

Water sports

Sailing is probably the most favoured pastime in Sardinia owing to the gorgeous waters and numerous ports around the island; small catamarans are available for daytrips. Diving is also very popular in Sardinia and there are dive centres in Porto Pollo and Palau, while windsurfing is also taken to extreme. Beginner’s courses and private lessons are available for sailing, diving and windsurfing. Kitesurfing is practiced in Sardinia, this is a cross between kiting, surfing, windsurfing and waterskiing and schools can be found island-wide.

Trekking and horseback riding

There are some fantastic tracks all over Sardinia where people of any age can go for a walk and enjoy the scenery. Trails are well marked and visitors can choose from many popular coastal walks to heady mountain treks in the Nuoro area (central Sardinia). The best time for trekking in Sardinia is in the spring, when the heat is less powerful and the flowers are in bloom. Those into horseback riding will also find many companies offering half-day trail rides and sunset rides.

Climbing

People have been climbing in Sardinia for years and there are some amazing climbs to be had here owing to the limestone rocks and the spectacular views. Free-climbing (no ropes) is also practised on the island and there are several quality schools offering training and excursions.

Other sports

Other sports and leisure activities available to visitors include speleology (cave exploration), golfing and biking. There are some fine golf courses here and rates for visitors are fairly reasonable.