Food destinations within easy reach of Alghero, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Alghero. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Malvasia di Bosa, bistokku bread and river-mouth seafood
Bosa stacks coloured houses above the river Temo an hour south of Alghero, and pours the sweet Malvasia that gives the surrounding Planargia its wine road.
Famous for: Favata bean stew, monzette snails and the city's fainè
Sassari sits 40 minutes inland from Alghero and eats differently, with favata bean stew and monzette snails cooked in batter around Piazza d'Italia.
Famous for: Tuna roe, lobster soup and octopus from the old tonnara village
Stintino was built by Ligurian tuna fishermen in 1885, and its restaurants still run on tuna roe, lobster soup and octopus a short drive north of Alghero.
Famous for: Lobster, crayfish, crab and sea urchin from the Asinara gulf
Castelsardo holds a Doria fortress over the Asinara gulf, and its restaurants below the walls work lobster, crayfish, crab and sea urchin from the same water.
Famous for: Red coral waters, park farmhouse cooking and the Nurra vineyards
The Porto Conte regional park covers 60 kilometres of shore west of Alghero, taking in Capo Caccia, the Grotta di Nettuno and the farm kitchens of the Nurra.