Agriturismo in South Sardinia with Outdoor Pool, Educational Farm

Southern Sardinia offers a turquoise sea, white, wild beaches and a welcome you feel straight away. Here farm stays combine hospitality with cooking based on local produce, often just a short walk from the sea. Some properties also have an educational farm, perfect for showing children what country life is like.

Here are the farm stays in the South Sardinia area. For prices and availability, just contact the host.

WHAT TO SEE: the Su Nuraxi nuraghe in Barumini, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the beaches of Chia and Tuerredda, the archaeological site of Nora, Cagliari with the Castello district and the National Archaeological Museum, the Sette Fratelli mountains, the Molentargius lagoon with its pink flamingos, and the islands of Sant'Antioco and San Pietro in the Sulcis.

LOCAL SPECIALITIES: culurgiones (filled pasta), malloreddus (small Sardinian gnocchi), porceddu (roast suckling pig), grey mullet bottarga, cheeses such as Pecorino Sardo, pane carasau, sweets such as seadas (fritters with honey).

WINES: Cannonau, Vermentino, Carignano del Sulcis, Nuragus, Monica di Sardegna.

THINGS TO DO: relaxing on the beaches, trekking in the Sette Fratelli mountains, visits to archaeological sites and the former mines of the Sulcis, food and wine tours of local wineries, boat trips along the coast and to the islands of Sant'Antioco and San Pietro, exploring the Is Zuddas caves.