While studying the geography of Sardinia I discovered that, although Sardinia is slightly smaller than Sicily, it boasts the record for the Italian region with the longest coasline. Its coasts measure 1,849 km, in other words nearly a quarter of Italy’s coastline is Sardinian.

The first time I travelled along the panoramic roads was shocking to say the least because neither books nor other people were able to prepare me for the overwhelming beauty that I would find in front of me. Driving calmy amongst beaches, climbing rocky coves and cliffs, one bend after another, immersed in the Mediterranean scrub meant being wrapped in colours. There was another surprise at the first essential stop to look at the breath-taking view, the perfume of the air that caressed our faces and the smells of flowers, resin and the sea. These roads are to be travelled slowly because, in addition to vegetation, we must carefully observe the majesty of the sea that appears in all possible shades of blue as well as the subtle emerald green, and the spectacle of the waves crashing on the small island that dot the coast here and there. On one side the sea and on the other vegetation and rocks which are also multicoloured and unique, shaped by the wind and the sea through millions of years of patient work.

Every time I accompany someone on these roads, I share their wonder and joy which are renewed in me on every trip. The infinite horizon makes you feel incredibly free and sharing this sense of freedom, surrounded by wild and unspoiled nature, is an experience that you will never forget.