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Sporting Sardinia

With beautiful beaches and mountainous interior, Sardinia hosts a huge range of watersports and activities for all.

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Watersports

Sardinia’s fantastic coastline provides endless opportunities for watersports from basic pedaloes and canoes to international yachting on the Costa Smeralda. If you are a novice looking to learn, watersports facilities are available on the beaches of most of our hotels, and for experts there are specialised watersports centres with equipment to hire for you to experience your sport on the clear waters surrounding the island.

Cala di Falco Villas >

Resort Cala di Falco >

Cala di Falco Residence >

Hotel Relais Villa del Golfo >

Hotel del Porto >

Windsurfing

Windsurfing For the dedicated windsurfer, kite surfer and sailor, Porto Pollo (Puddu) between Santa Teresa and Palau on the north east coast has a double bay with waves and flat water sailing and three very good hire and tuition centres.
Hotel La Funtana >
Resort Valle dell Erica >
Coluccia Hotel & Beach Club >
Tenuta Pilastru >
Villa L'Arco >

Golf

Golf Some spectacular courses are to be found in Sardinia to experience the contrast of the lush green fairways against the bright blue sky whilst enjoying superb sea views:

Il Pevero Golf Course on the Costa Smeralda can be described as one of the world’s most beautiful golf courses with sweeping sea and coastal views.

Puntaldia Golf Club at Due Lune Resort Golf & Spa on the east coast: Scenic coastal 9 hole course, driving range, putting green, club house & pro-shop.

Is Molas Golf Course near Santa Margherita di Pula has unique views of the Roman ruins of Nora and turquoise bay, coupled with impeccably kept lawns offering an unforgettable golfing experience.

Tanka Village Golf Club at Villasimius has its own 18 hole golf course and driving range with spectacular views.

Chia Laguna Resort has an 18 hole pitch and putt golf course for guests use with clubhouse, golf shop and instruction available.

Is Arenas Golf & Country Club on the west coast, north of Oristano near San Vero Milis, where pinewoods extend to a 4km sandy shoreline, designed by American golf course architects Von Hagge, Smelek and Baril to create an 18 hole course within the natural sand dunes and one of the most stunning courses in Europe.

Scuba Diving

Sardinia’s clear waters, rocky coastline and islands offer great scuba diving for all levels and diving in the warm waters of the Mediterranean is definitely the way to have a go! Alghero is a good base for year round diving in deep sea with many caverns to explore. In the north east and the south, where marine life abounds, there are many dive schools (some operating from some of our hotels) offering taster sessions for beginners, courses for those wishing to gain their PADI dive qualification and dive trips for qualified divers.

Hotel Abi d’Oru >

Capo d’Orso >

Park Hotel and Spa Cala di Lepre >

Resort & Spa Le Dune >

Residence Il Mirto >

Pullman Timi Ama >

Chia Laguna Resort >

Surfing

Surprisingly, Sardinia is also known for its surfing. Locals will not necessarily tell you of their 'secret spots', however the breaks can be found on most of the coastline at some point in the year: Porto Ferro north of Alghero, Isola Rossa and Vignola on the north west coast, Pula in the south west, Villasimius in the south east and Oristano on the west coast. Of course like anywhere, the surf is very weather dependent and is unlikely in July and August. The low season is the best time to bring your wetsuit and find those waves! If you don't wish to risk your precious weapon of choice to the mercy of the airlines, there is a surf shop in Sassari where they hire out reasonable boards.

Surfing

Tennis

Tennis courts and facilities are available at many of our accommodations. At the Cervo Hotel there is a Tennis Club with 5 floodlit courts. Forte Village Tennis Academy with coaching from 5 internationally ranked tennis stars (20/06 – 13/09) with 1 grass, 1 synthetic and 7 clay tennis courts. Tanka Village has a tennis camp with 6 floodlit courts with tennis tournaments and group lessons for adults and children.

Alghero Country Resort has 2 tennis courts with floodlights and offers private lessons for adults and children and arranges Tennis Clinics (on request, extra cost).

Due Lune Resort Golf & Spa in Puntaldia has 4 tennis courts (2 hard courts and 2 synthetic grass courts) adjacent to the hotel.
Grand Hotel Poltu Quatu & Residence has 2 synthetic grass tennis courts locally and an instructor for private lessons.

Football

Forte Village Chelsea Soccer School
Adults and children can join in a game of football at some of our resort hotels such as Park Hotel and Spa Cala di Lepre, Resort & Spa Le Dune and Tanka Village. At Forte Village there is a full size pitch, five-a-side pitches and soccer school with Chelsea Football Club coaches (03/06 – 08/09).

Rugby

Forte Village Resort offers Rugby Academies for children 5-16yrs with former England players: 25/05-01/06 and 13/07-27/07 Austin Healey & Will Greenwood, 27/07-03/08 and 17/08‑31/08 Austin Healey + Legends.

Cricket

Forte Village Resort offers Cricket Academies for children 5-16yrs with legends of cricket. 30/03-06/04 and 27/07-03/08 Paul Nixon + Legends.

Horse Riding

There are some beautiful bridleways along the coast, with the opportunity of riding on the beach, and in the Sardinian countryside to enjoy the spectacular scenery. Some of our hotels in the north have their own riding schools and in the south horse riding can be arranged from some hotels too.
Park Hotel and Spa Cala di Lepre >
Hotel Valkarana >
Resort & Spa Le Dune >
Mandra Edera Country Hotel >
Hotel Cala Caterina >
Pullman Timi Ama >
Tanka Village >
Hotel Albaruja >

Around Oristano horse trekking is popular to experience riding on the beach, in the pine groves and in the mountains and can be organised from the hotels in this area.
Oristano Hotels >