by Silver550 » Tue Sep 27, 2011 7:35 pm
I haven't been to Sardinia, but since you're going to be in the area, you might want to give Corsica a try. Get away from the sunburned, overweight French tourists on the beaches and head into the interior... You'll meet the real Corsicans here (plenty of pro-FLNC sentiments) and the scenery is just beautiful - small villages that don't look much different than they did a century ago, alpine mountainscapes, pine-filled valleys, etc. And the best part is that all of the tourists stay along the coast...
Okay, I know the above response didn't answer your question at all, so I asked my wife (who is Italian) about Sardinia. She said it is similar to Corsica with the mountainous interior and crowded beaches. The beaches are quite touristy and many people have holiday homes along the coast (including Berlusconi). However, there are apparently, some great Italian villages to visit in the interior. Relatively isolated, they have maintained distinct identities and can offer one a glimpse of more traditional Italian life and culture (or so I have been informed).