Alghero Area Holidays

As Italy’s most westerly point, Alghero has strong ties with neighbouring Catalonia – the region of Spain that’s home to Barcelona. It spent several centuries under Catalan rule and, to this day, local residents still consider themselves more Catalan than Italian. They nickname the city Barcelonetta – AKA little Barcelona – and even speak the Catalan dialect.

In polls of the world’s best beaches, Sardinia regularly comes out near the top. And Alghero's no exception. The shoreline here consists of fine, white sand lapped by gin-clear waters. The beaches come in all different shapes and sizes, too. There’s everything from long stretches with easy-to-reach restaurants, to small, hidden-away bays with nothing for miles around.

The Alghero region's dubbed the Coral Coast because of the large number of bright red reefs that cling to its shores. Coral crafting is an important trade, with many shops selling jewellery and trinkets made from the stuff. There are whole museums dedicated to it, too, and it’s even the main feature on Alghero’s coat of arms.

One of the hilliest points on Alghero’s rolling coastline is Capo Caccia, a jagged point that curves out from the mainland. Admire it from afar, and you’ll notice how the shape of the cliffs looks like a sleeping giant. Or, drive there to spend a day exploring the grottos carved into the rock by the sea, like the famous Neptune’s Caves.