Central Sardinia
in Sardinia

Home to one of the world’s Blue Zones, Barbagia is carved right into the mountainous heart of Sardinia, dotted with charming villages and some of the island’s highest peaks. Still deeply connected to its ancestral traditions, the region is also an unexpected home for contemporary artists, creatives, and exhibitions.

Up on the Giara di Gesturi, Marmilla trades its beaches for a windswept plateau of cork oaks, shallow paulis ponds and open skies, scattered with traces of the ancient Nuragic past. Here, the island’s small, semi-wild Giara horses roam freely, giving the landscape a raw, authentic feel of Sardinia at its most untamed.

Lesser known than neighbouring Barbagia and Marmilla, Sarcidano is full of ancient nuragic sites and dramatic waterfalls. Make time for Parco Aymerich in Laconi, a lush green park dotted with streams, rocky outcrops and waterfalls, before heading to Cascata di Lequarci for a swim beneath one of the area’s most impressive falls.