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Sardinia is a popular destination for its beauty, its uniquely non-Italian Italian culture, its ruins and historic sites, and its rich and highly specific food culture. However, for many, its biggest singular draw is that it offers a long list of incredible outdoor pursuits that can be enjoyed while surrounded by the lovely settings of this impossibly scenic part of the world. If you love to get outdoors, sweat a little, have adventures, and explore, then you’ll definitely be interested in browsing our vacation rentals in Sardinia and planning a holiday on this remarkable island!

But what exactly is there to do in Sardinia? Well, as we said, lots and lots but for the outdoorsy types these are some of the best activities that you can enjoy...

In this new series on the blog of What to consider when planning a holiday in Italy, we are aiming to beat the January blues by looking ahead to our next getaway. It is the perfect time to start planning your next holiday in Italy with availability for many of our best properties all across the country still remaining throughout 2023. However, it is also a good time to really think about some of the important details that you should be considering when planning a vacation in Italy. Over the course of this series, we will be looking at some of the main factors to think about when planning a perfect break in Italy from location to timing to budgets and we will help you find the ideal option for you and your needs! Of course, if you ever need more direct help, you can always contact us and our team of seasoned villa experts will be able to offer you one-on-one advice and recommendations, as per all of your specifications. 

Continuing on from our last post and our residual excitement from the finale of the excellent season two of HBO’s hit show, “The White Lotus,” we have been outlining a tour of some of the key destinations and locations that were featured in the show and that gave us yet another reason to start stalking incredible villas in Sicily and plan a vacation in this gorgeous part of the world! In the previous post, we mentioned some of the places in Taormina that were used as filming locations but noted that there were many more key destinations featured in addition to this impossibly dreamy city in Italy.

In fact, even the beach from the Taormina scenes was actually located elsewhere as, while the city does have some very charming stretches of coast in and around it, they are somewhat rocky and not quite perfectly sandy enough. So, they had to go elsewhere, to Cefalù for her picture-perfect beaches though the town also got to be a star in its own right too. The show actually introduced us to several other unimaginably picturesque towns and settings and made us fall in love so, if you have booked your holiday rental in Sicily and you are ready to start exploring the island as a whole, here are the other key spots from the show to visit during your trip:

It seems like everyone and their mother has been talking about the second season of HBO’s hit television show, “The White Lotus,” especially since its nail-biting finale on Sunday. While the twisting and turning of the plot, the charismatic characters, and the actors who have been made stars by the show were all key elements to the popularity of this season, another major component of the success was its dreamy setting. The previous season had made fans dream of a less eventful holiday of their own in Hawaii and this season introduced many to the undeniable charms of Sicily! As we’re big fans of both the show and the destination and we have an array of some gorgeous villas in Sicily to choose from, we thought it might be a good idea to tell you about some of the spots from this season where filming took place. These are the spots that you can see and admire for yourself (likely and hopefully without all of the drama but certainly with all of the beauty and delights) while enjoying a getaway in Sicily in Italy.

If you’re looking to emulate something even close to the plush style of the show, we do have a range of luxury villas in Sicily to choose from, offering you all of the amenities and space and elegance you could ask for, while also benefiting from the increased privacy and flexibility of a private villa rental. Those, however, who want to take in those gorgeous views from the show and soak up a vacation in Sicily at a more competitive and reasonable price point will have a great selection of holiday rentals in Sicily to choose from, all across the island – it’s all up to you!