Rental basis: Entire house or apartment
Number of bedrooms: 2; Number of other rooms with beds: 1
Your cottage-apartment is ideal for up to 5 guests and consists of a double bedroom with king size bed, a twin bedroom and a comfortable lounge with a single sofa bed, tv, coffee table etc. There is also an indoor dining area, a kitchenette fully equipped for self-catering, a shower room, and a patio with table and chairs from where you can enjoy the lovely views over the gardens towards the sea whilst eating and relaxing.
Wild Sardinia! The apartment location offers a tranquil rural retreat and the architecture throughout is sympathetically designed to traditional Sardinian style. The landscaped gardens blend well with the surrounding wild and rugged environment; the immediate area being laced with paths and tracks through scrubland and over headlands, offering the most fantastic views over the coast. The beach with its warm sea is adjacent to the apartment grounds is accessed via a dedicated footpath and takes no more than 10 minutes to reach. The shoreline is enclosed within a rural environment with no commercial activity except sun loungers and parasols for hire. Enjoy sunbathing and splashing about in the water, or snorkel to discover a world of many colourful fish. Then come home to your comfortable apartment to eat (self catering) and relax. The whole area offers a variety of beaches, coves and wild landscape to discover.
Although the destination is secluded, it is ideally situated to access many amenities and activities less than 10 minutes' drive away. Tennis courts for hire can be found right at the entrance to the apartment grounds and further afield there is a variety of beaches and coves, an aqua park for family fun, shops and supermarkets, restaurants, historical monuments, boat excursions, and diving schools. A little further will bring you to a unique hot spring river where you can make your own mud baths and relax on the river bank. Alternatively the adjacent spa centre offers professional treatments and massages.
Pretty towns and villages are dotted throughout the countryside, some catering to the typical tourist and others waiting to be explored with their quiet lanes and unique architecture. History and culture abound and the region is full of interesting sights and places to visit including several nuragh (ancient Sardinian dwellings), the Valle della Luna (moon Valley, resembling a vast natural luna-like landscape), monuments and churches with displays of icons and rich ornamentation, and last but not least, the famous granite rocks sculpted by the mistral winds, one of which resembles an elephant!
Being the traditional food of Sardinia, some of the finest sea food dishes can be devoured at most restaurants, but menus also offer other Sardinian and Italian delights as well as basic pastas and pizzas for those who know what they like! Additionally your destination is very close to the renowned wine making town of Badesi, with its cantinas and other gastronomic delights, backing onto the one of the longest beaches on the island with lovely, fine white sand.
