Above: Cala Cipolla and Su Giudeu, white-sand beaches near Faro Capo-Spartivento

Whenever I return to the Costa Smeralda, with its wave-sculpted boulders and steep cliffs alternating with white-sand beaches backed by azure sea, I not only fall in love with Sardinia all over again, but also feel a powerful urge to explore Italy’s second-largest island more thoroughly. For some reason, however, though I’ve appreciated this dramatic northeastern shore for decades, the rest of Sardinia has remained a mystery.

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Above: Cala Cipolla and Su Giudeu, white-sand beaches near Faro Capo-Spartivento

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