Oh, si, I read your report, more than once!!! I’m sorry I did not thank you for all the good info, and this new info you just posted.
Spent a few hours last night reading Plotkin and Elizabeth Minichelli, among others…
The Nuraghic sites would interest me but not to the degree that I would drive hours to see any…at least eat this early stage I do not think so…As partner is “older,” notice that I did not write “anziano!” we are most interested in swimming (me) immersing in beautiful scenery, and learning about, and trying, the local foods… I might even take my first cooking class, ever!! (OOOPS, did take a"knife class" at ICE where I was the loser of the group and sent home with instructions to buy and prepare 5 pounds of carrots; teacher was wonderful (Norman…) but pupil was not!!!
When we got to cutting up the chicken into eight parts, I was all but put with my face in the corner with a dunce cap planted on my head…
But although some wrote that Nuoro is boring/dismal;, I might venture inland if I can find an agriturismo there…porchetta a la Sarda??? Yes, please!! Should mention that friend just brought me a pound of BBQ pork from B’s in Greenville…say no more…
I jotted down some names and wonder if I am missing something by sticking to the NW coast (as far as Bosa and then traveling clockwise to Alghero, beaches…, Palau, Maddalena area, and down to Olbia…
There was a great tv show, maybe Tucci, that focused on Carloforte, but that’s want down NW and tuna is the speciality. After many trips to the almadraba coast of Spain, I’m not sure I need to seek out tuna…bring me porchetta, carta di musica, maloreddus, aragosta…just bring it all!
I hate to come here sounding clueless so will do much more reading, and offer a few names that sound good as far as places to stay… For Alghero I think we will choose Las Tronas although it is out of the center…those old-school Italian (and Spanish) hotels give me a charge…(just spend a few nights in Galicia at Hotel La Toxa…my oh my,old-school grand hotel with some of the best seafood in my life within easy driving distance…unforgettable, not that this has anything to do with Las Tronas in Alghero!
So for now, with many more questions to come as soon as I educate myself, thank you to everyone who has been so helpful here…
I had thought of visiting Sardegna in May but due to water temps at those glorious-looking beaches, I think that September might work better for us… I cannot look at those photos of the aquamarine water without almost stripping off my clothes and wanting to plunge in…(no worries…no fear of that happening!!)
Again thank you to all and I will do my best to comments on the food, restaurants, and anything to do with edibles, once we reach Catania later this month, first stop on our VERY SLOW tour of eastern Sicily…!!!
Auguri!! (first try at using that word…hope I am not too far off!)
