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Visiting Costa Smeralda, Italy


With 35 miles of glorious coastline along Sardinia’s northern shore, Costa Smerelda (or Emerald Coast) was created as a getaway for the rich and famous by Prince Karin Aga Khan IV in the early 1960s. Sailing, waterskiing, scuba diving, golfing, shopping, fine dining and partying are some of the area’s best activities. Hotel prices can be exorbitant, but that’s no problem for the area’s wealthy visitors, even less so since many arrive in their own private yachts. Porto Cervo is the main town.
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5 of 5 stars
Brussels
Feb 12, 2007

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Sep 26, 2004
5/5 found this review helpful

We have visited and lived in Sardegna over the last 30 years watching it grow from empty beaches all to yourself to crowded in July & August.We have stayed at 5* presidential suites ( Romazzino- Cala...more

3 of 5 stars
Amsterdam, NL (originally from US west coast)
Sep 8, 2003
10/10 found this review helpful

We absolutely loved Sardinia. We visited this summer of 2003. Stayed in Alghero for one week and used some of the time to travel around before heading up to Corsica for one week. We decided to check...more

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