The geography of Sardinia is extremely varied, particular and represents a spectacle of rare beauty. The oldest rocks date back to the Paleozoic period and offer extremely diversified and interesting fossil remains and rock formations, which cannot be found in other parts of Europe in such a limited territory.

With an area of 24,098 km² is the second largest island in the Mediterranean but has a relatively low population density which makes it an island of peace.

The territory is 80% mountainous and hilly with rocky mountains that open into valleys often untouched, rich in forests, streams and Mediterranean scrub. The mountainous areas go as far as the sea creating picturesque promontories, real natural architectures and suggestive coves sometimes reachable only from the sea.

Remaining uncontaminated and even uninhabited in some parts, Sardinia continues to be a wonderful little continent where you can admire the variety of flora and fauna of a nature that has not yet been attacked by civilization, a place that remind us of what nature can reserve for us when it remains undisturbed.

The rocky terrain of Sardinia characterizes many landscapes but in the south, there are wide plains and rolling hills, fertile land cultivated since prehistoric times.

The region also includes some smaller islands and the wonderful archipelago of La Maddalena, territories that offer even more varied and evocative landscapes where the peculiarity of the territory differentiates each island making it unique even from a naturalistic point of view because of the scarcity of available surface area which has selected flora and fauna.

The whole Sardinian territory is therefore an unmissable destination for nature lovers because the geographical isolation first and then the gradual introduction of non-native species, has allowed a harmonious and original development of neo-endemisms and a very special faunistic melting-pot.

Geographical Sardinia is certainly known for the beauty of its coasts and the extreme clarity of the sea, a living ecosystem no less rich than the terrestrial one for its variety of marine flora and fauna.

The alternation of long sandy beaches with rocky coves, beaches of coloured pebbles or shiny quartz beads, rocky headlands, gulfs and caves make a visit to the Sardinian coast an endless journey that, once again, makes the island a unique territory in its kind for variety of views within short distance from each other.

The waters are clear and crystalline everywhere and the seabed offer prairies from Posidonia Oceanica, a protected aquatic plant that protects the coast from erosion and is an ideal habitat for fish, molluscs and crustaceans. Even at sea, the island does not fail to amaze us with a wide variety of life forms including multicoloured algae and fauna, from the smallest molluscs to large cetaceans and sea turtles that lay their eggs on the Sardinian beaches.

Then there are the large sand dunes that characterise the Piscinas desert, a natural paradise with dunes up to 100 metres high that reach the sea. The basaltic plateau of the Giara is a natural park where the last wild horses of Europe live undisturbed. The rivers and lakes that swell with the autumn rains and then fall during the summer due to lack of water and finally the ponds that dot many coastal areas where permanent colonies of pink flamingos live with many other species of birds more or less rare. Also worth mentioning are the mining areas with natural caves dug by the water over the millennia and abandoned mines now recovered and transformed into museums and speleological routes to discover the underground wealth of the island.
 
We conclude our small journey through Sardinian geography by remembering the countless wealth of archaeological sites mostly located in strategic and scenic places. The visit to these places immerses you in the millenary history of the island allowing you to combine culture and nature in an unavoidable combination in this Mediterranean island.