Sardynia - NYT

Stone sculptures by the artist Pinuccio Sciola at the outdoor installation Giardino Sonoro, near the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, July 3, 2024. As t...

Music-making sculptures at the outdoor installation Giardino Sonoro, near the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, July 3, 2024. As travelers discover the M...

A view out the window at Samuel Lai's cheese-making workshop in Gergei, a tiny town an hour's drive north of the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, July 2...

A visitor peers into one of the towers at Su Nuraxi di Barumini, an ancient site of the region's Bronze Age Nuragic civilization, in Barumini, north o...

Grapes hang from the pergola in the garden of Domu Antiga, a restored guesthouse in Gergei, a tiny town an hour's drive north of the Sardinian capital...

Samuel Lai crafts his cheese at Sinnos, his store and workshop in Gergei, a tiny town an hour's drive north of the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, July...

Samuel Lai, with the natural cheeses he makes with fresh milk from his family's sheep, at Sinnos, his store and workshop in Gergei, a tiny town an hou...

Le Dune Piscinas, a new luxury hotel backed by some of the tallest sand dunes in Europe, in the Sulcis region on the southern coast of Sardinia, July...

Kyre Chenven and Ivano Atzori in the living room of one of their guest accommodations at Luxi Bia, a cluster of stone guesthouses set amid olive grove...

Miles-long Poetto Beach, near the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, June 30, 2024. As travelers discover the Mediterranean charms of this island region,...

Flamingos in the Molentargius salt flats, near the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, June 30, 2024. As travelers discover the Mediterranean charms of thi...

A mackerel sandwich on toasted brioche and Sardinian white wine at Sabores, a restaurant and natural wine bar in the Marina neighborhood of the Sardin...

The Marina neighborhood, a onetime fishermen's enclave that is today a mix of immigrants and longtime residents, in the Sardinian capital of Cagliari,...

The Piazza Gaetano Orru, which attracts locals who come for the aperitivo and dinner, in the Sardinian capital of Cagliari, June 28, 2024. As traveler...